sympathetic trunks
sympathetic trunks is the plural of sympathetic trunk.
Meaning of sympathetic trunk
Noun
sympathetic trunk (plural sympathetic trunks)
- A string of ganglia running down each side of the spinal cord throughout most of its length, containing cell bodies of neurons that belong to the sympathetic nervous system and that project axons to muscles and glands.
- Synonyms:
- sympathetic chain
Questions about sympathetic trunks
- What is sympathetic trunks the plural of?
- Sympathetic trunks is the plural of sympathetic trunk.
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