Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS are called _____.

Nuclei

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Tracts

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Tracts or ganglia

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Ganglia

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Solution

The correct option is D
Ganglia

Ganglia are clusters of nerve cell bodies present outside the CNS. The nerve cell bodies are clustered together in these structures and their axons reach different parts of the organ.

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Collections of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS are called _____.

The correct option is D Ganglia Ganglia are clusters of nerve cell bodies present outside the CNS. The nerve cell bodies are clustered together in these structures and their axons reach different parts of the organ.

The correct option is D
Ganglia

Ganglia are clusters of nerve cell bodies present outside the CNS. The nerve cell bodies are clustered together in these structures and their axons reach different parts of the organ.