The statement "there is always a synapse in a peripheral ganglion between the CNS and the effector organ" is
A) True only for the parasympathetic nervous system.
B) True only for the sympathetic nervous system.
C) True for both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.
D) not True for either the parasympathetic or sympathetic nervous systems.
E) True only for the somatic nervous system.

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Both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems have a synapse in a peripheral ganglion between the CNS and the effector organ. The somatic nervous system, however, does not have a synapse in a peripheral ganglion, as the motor neurons directly innervate the effector organ.

The Statement "There Is Always a Synapse in a Peripheral