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| - Preganglionic fibers connected the ganglion to the central nervous system. Doctor Julian Bashir claimed he mistook a preganglionic fiber for a postganglionic nerve during the oral exam phase of his Starfleet Medical finals. The mistake meant Bashir did not score high enough to be valedictorian of his class and became salutatorian instead. (DS9: "Emissary", "Q-Less", "Distant Voices") In 2373, The Doctor repaired the damage to the preganglionic fibers in Tom Paris' spinal column after Paris had been attacked by members of the Swarm species. (VOY: "The Swarm")
- Preganglionic fibers are part of the nervous systems of Bajorans and Humans. In one of the final oral exams while he was at the Starfleet Medical Academy, Julian Bashir incorrectly identified a preganglionic fiber as a postganglionic nerve. The error meant Bashir lost the title of valedictorian to Elizabeth Lense and became salutatorian of the graduating class. (DS9 episodes: "Q-Less", "Explorers") In 2376, Simon Tarses misidentified a preganglionic fiber as a postganglionic nerve on a medical scan of Ro Laren. Bashir was quick to correct him. (DS9 novel: Warpath)
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| - Preganglionic fibers are part of the nervous systems of Bajorans and Humans. In one of the final oral exams while he was at the Starfleet Medical Academy, Julian Bashir incorrectly identified a preganglionic fiber as a postganglionic nerve. The error meant Bashir lost the title of valedictorian to Elizabeth Lense and became salutatorian of the graduating class. (DS9 episodes: "Q-Less", "Explorers") Bashir mentioned his failure in discerning between a preganglionic fiber and a postganglionic nerve to Jadzia Dax, Benjamin Sisko and Kira Nerys when he first met them on the way to, and on, Deep Space 9 in 2369. (DS9 novelization: Emissary) In 2371, while Bashir was in a coma after a telepathic attack by the Lethean criminal Altovar, an imaginary version of the Lethean claimed Bashir gave the wrong answer on purpose. (DS9 episode: "Distant Voices") In 2376, Simon Tarses misidentified a preganglionic fiber as a postganglionic nerve on a medical scan of Ro Laren. Bashir was quick to correct him. (DS9 novel: Warpath)
- Preganglionic fibers connected the ganglion to the central nervous system. Doctor Julian Bashir claimed he mistook a preganglionic fiber for a postganglionic nerve during the oral exam phase of his Starfleet Medical finals. The mistake meant Bashir did not score high enough to be valedictorian of his class and became salutatorian instead. (DS9: "Emissary", "Q-Less", "Distant Voices") In 2373, The Doctor repaired the damage to the preganglionic fibers in Tom Paris' spinal column after Paris had been attacked by members of the Swarm species. (VOY: "The Swarm") Michael Piller's scripted line for "Amaros" in an early draft of "Emissary" was: "I confused the MEDTECH with MEDTECH during the orals or I would have been first". In a memo to Piller, Rick Berman and Herman Zimmerman on 2 June 1992 , Mike Okuda and Rick Sternbach suggested "I mistook a preganglionic fiber for a postganglionic nerve".' (The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, p. 124) Robert Hewitt Wolfe commented on his wife's reaction to Bashir's mistake: "Celeste was pre-vet. And every time she saw "Emissary" or heard Bashir's line about mistaking a pre-ganglionic fiber for a post-ganglionic nerve, she'd say, They're nothing like each other! No one would make that mistake'". In "Distant Voices" , Wolfe had Altovar deliver the line: "But pre-ganglionic fibers and post-ganglionic nerves aren't anything alike. Any first year medical student can tell them apart. You purposely gave the wrong answer". Wolfe commented: "Altovar is correct. That's my way of saying, 'Well, okay' to Celeste".' (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
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