The following are true about the autonomic nervous system:
a. the postganglionic neurones are largely unmyelinated
b. all preganglionic neurones are cholinergic
c. the preganglionic neurones of the sympathetic nervous system are
shorter than the parasympathetic nervous system
d. the parasympathetic outflow is only found in the cranial nerves

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the postganglionic neurones are largely unmyelinated

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