Which statement is correct?
A) Long parasympathetic preganglionic fibers end on the terminal ganglia, which lie in or near the effector organ.
B) Terminal ganglia give rise to sympathetic postganglionic fibers.
C) Terminal ganglia are the final common pathway for the autonomic nervous system.
D) Terminal ganglia contain muscarinic receptors.
E) Terminal ganglia lie in a chain located along either side of the spinal cord.

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Long parasympathetic preganglionic fibers travel from the central nervous system to the terminal ganglia, which are located near or within the effector organ. This is in contrast to sympathetic preganglionic fibers, which have shorter axons and synapse in sympathetic chain ganglia located at various levels of the spinal cord. Therefore, option A is the correct statement.

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