A collection of nerve cell bodies within the peripheral nervous system is a:
a. ganglion
b. nucleus
c. tract
d. plexus
Answer: a. ganglion
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A) the beginning of the fetal period until the beginning of childhood. B) fertilization to birth. C) the fertilized egg until the end of life. D) birth to death.