alleryStart learning →Cranial nerve III parasympathetic fibres end in which ganglion?
ACoeliac
BCarotid
CCiliary
DCervical
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ciliary
1. The ganglion lies in the posterior orbit.
2. It serves the eye.
3. Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers within cranial nerve III terminate in the ciliary ganglion.
4. So the answer is ciliary.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 15 'The Autonomic Nervous System'_
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