Splanchnic nerves
A)innervate glands and smooth muscles in the body wall.
B)are unmyelinated.
C)control abdominopelvic viscera.
D)rejoin the spinal nerves.
E)form part of the rami communicantes.

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Splanchnic nerves are a type of autonomic nerve that originate in the spinal cord and control the functions of the abdominopelvic viscera, including the digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. They are not involved in the innervation of glands and smooth muscles in the body wall (option A), nor do they rejoin the spinal nerves (option D) or form part of the rami communicantes (option E). While some splanchnic nerves may be unmyelinated, this is not a defining characteristic of this type of nerve (option B).

Splanchnic Nerves