Clusters of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system are called
A) microglia.
B) neuroglia.
C) glia.
D) ganglia.
E) nodes.

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Ganglia are clusters of nerve cell bodies located outside of the central nervous system in the peripheral nervous system. The other choices are not specific to nerve cell bodies. Microglia are a type of glial cell found in the central nervous system, neuroglia and glia are general terms for supportive cells in the nervous system, and nodes refer to gaps in the myelin sheath of axons.

Clusters of Nerve Cell Bodies in the Peripheral Nervous System