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Please help! what is the functional difference between a dorsal root ganglion and a sympathetic ganglion?
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Sensory: Dorsal root ganglion - related to sensory nerve system (sensation) sympathetic ganglion - related to sympathetic system (fight and flight response)hand.
Answered 8/17/2017
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