What is the best description of a nerve?

a. A bundle of sensory, motor, or both types of nerve fibers outside the central nervous system
b. A single extension of a neuron
c. The same as a neuron but found only within the central nervous system
d. A collection of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system
e. A set of sensory cells only found in the autonomic nervous system


ANSWER: a

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