Where would you NOT find autonomic ganglia? unpaired, anterior to spinal cord paired, beside spinal cord within wall of organ served or close to organ within spinal cord Solution Autonomic ganglia is a group of neuronal cell bodies and their dendrites trnasmitting sensory signals. There are two types of autonomic ganglia- para-sympathetic and sympathetic. They are close to and located on either side of the spinal cord. Thus, the most apt option would be (D) within spinal cord..