Ganglia

Question

Ganglia
A) sense information and initiate impulses in sensory neurons.
B) are bundles of peripheral axons.
C) are clusters of peripheral cells.
D) are terminal boutons of motor neurons.

Accepted Answer

Ganglia are clusters of peripheral cells, typically found outside of the central nervous system. They can contain cell bodies of sensory neurons, as well as autonomic ganglia that contain cell bodies of autonomic neurons. Ganglia are different from nerves (which are bundles of peripheral axons) and terminal boutons (which are the ends of axons that synapse with other cells).