A group of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system is called a:

a. nerve
b. ganglion
c. nucleus
d. column
e. commissure


Answer is b. ganglion [A collection of cell bodies located outside the Central Nervous System. The spinal ganglia or dorsal root ganglia contain the cell bodies of sensory neurons entering the cord at that region. nerve - a group of fibers (axons) outside the CNS.]

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