Splanchnic nerves
A) control sympathetic function of structures in the thorax.
B) connect chain ganglia.
C) are formed of parasympathetic fibers.
D) originate from first- order neurons located in the upper five thoracic segments of the spinal cord.
E) consist of axons that synapse in collateral ganglia.

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Splanchnic nerves consist of sympathetic fibers that do not synapse in the sympathetic chain ganglia but instead synapse in collateral ganglia, which are located closer to the target organs.

Splanchnic Nerves