Select the best description of the sympathetic preganglionic neurons:
A) cell bodies are in the lateral gray horns of all thoracic and first two or three lumbar spinal segments
B) axons are unmyelinated
C) cell bodies are in sympathetic trunk ganglia (vertebral chain ganglia) or prevertebral ganglia
D) cell bodies are in the brain stem nuclei of the oculomotor (III), facial (VII), glossopharyngeal (IX), and vagus (X) nerves
E) axons tend to be long

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Sympathetic preganglionic neurons have their cell bodies located in the lateral gray horns of the spinal cord, specifically in all thoracic and the first two or three lumbar segments, which is a characteristic feature distinguishing them from other parts of the autonomic nervous system.

Select the Best Description of the Sympathetic Preganglionic Neurons