Question

autonomic ganglia contain _________.
a) synapses between postganglionic fibers and their effectors
b) an outer connective tissue capsule around the cell bodies of preganglionic motor neurons
c) the cell bodies of motor neurons
d) both somatic afferent and efferent neurons

Explanation:

Autonomic ganglia are clusters of nerve cell bodies. They contain the cell bodies of motor neurons.

• Option A: Synapses between postganglionic fibers and their effectors are not in the autonomic ganglia.
• Option B: The outer connective - tissue capsule is around the ganglion (which contains postganglionic neuron cell bodies, not preganglionic motor neurons).
• Option D: Autonomic ganglia are part of the autonomic (visceral) nervous system, not related to somatic afferent neurons.

Answer:

C. the cell bodies of motor neurons