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Ch. 14 The Autonomic Nervous System
Marieb - Human Anatomy & Physiology 11th Edition
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Capitolo 14, Problema 3

The white rami communicantes contain what kind of fibers?
a. Preganglionic parasympathetic
b. Postganglionic parasympathetic
c. Preganglionic sympathetic
d. Postganglionic sympathetic

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Step 1: Understand the role of rami communicantes in the autonomic nervous system. They are nerve fibers that connect the spinal nerves to the sympathetic trunk (chain ganglia).
Step 2: Recall that there are two types of rami communicantes: white rami communicantes and gray rami communicantes. Each carries different types of fibers.
Step 3: Know that white rami communicantes carry myelinated preganglionic sympathetic fibers from the spinal cord to the sympathetic ganglia. These fibers are responsible for transmitting signals from the central nervous system to the sympathetic ganglia.
Step 4: Contrast this with gray rami communicantes, which carry unmyelinated postganglionic sympathetic fibers from the sympathetic ganglia back to the spinal nerves to reach target organs.
Step 5: Based on this understanding, identify that the white rami communicantes contain preganglionic sympathetic fibers.

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