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A 48-year-old woman is admitted to the emergency department with a complaint of severe abdominal pain. Radiographic examination reveals advanced carcinoma of the head of the pancreas. A celiac plexus block is performed to relieve her pain. Which of the following best describes the nerve structures that are most likely to be present in the celiac ganglion?

APreganglionic parasympathetic and somatic motor fibers
BPostganglionic parasympathetic and visceral afferent fibers
CPostganglionic sympathetic and visceral afferent fibers
DPre- and postganglionic sympathetic, preganglionic parasympathetic, and visceral afferent fibers
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