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A structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses and often forming a swelling on a nerve fibre is called as

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Rods

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Interneuron

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Ganglia

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Ganglia
Ganglia is a nerve cell cluster or a group of nerve cell bodies, located in the autonomic nervous system. Ganglia house the cell bodies of afferent nerves.

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