The sympathetic nervous system differs from the parasympathetic nervous system in that the sympathetic nervous system has
A) no first-stage neurons.
B) no second-stage neurons.
C) first-stage neurons that synapse at a substantial distance from the target organ.
D) first-stage neurons that synapse close to the target organ.
E) both B and C

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The sympathetic nervous system's first-stage neurons synapse at a substantial distance from the target organ, typically in the sympathetic chain ganglia, which are located relatively far from the target organs compared to the parasympathetic system, where the synapse occurs closer to or within the target organ.

The Sympathetic Nervous System Differs from the Parasympathetic Nervous System