Complete the following statement: The posterior horn of the gray matter of the spinal cord ________.

A) contains the cell bodies of autonomic motor neurons in thoracic and lumbar spinal cord levels
B) contains the cell bodies of multipolar neurons that contribute motor fibers to spinal nerves
C) contains axons of sensory neurons and cell bodies of interneurons
D) is a narrow band of tissue that connects the gray matter on each side of the spinal cord