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They can be one of two things:-
- Structures containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fibre, masses of nerve tissue joined to various nerves and other sensory organs called Cerebral Ganglia.
- An abnormal benign swelling on a tendon sheath, frequently found on the wrist.
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What is nuclei deep within the cerebral hemisphere white matter are collectively called?
basal ganglia
What is the singular of ganglia?
The singular form is ganglion.
What does the dorsal root ganglion contain?
Autonomic ganglia contain the cell bodies of motor neurons.
Clusters of many nerve cells are known as?
A cluster of many nerve cells outside the central nervous system is known as a ganglion (plural ganglia). A cluster of nerve cells within the central nervous system is known as a nucleus (plural nuclei).
A cluster of cell bodies in the PNS is?
Ganglion
What is visceral ganglia?
Visceral ganglia refers to a pair of ganglia in mollusks, oysters, and other shellfish that are fused to or close to pleural ganglia because of pleurovisceral connections.
Is Autonomic ganglia are motor ganglia only?
yes
Parasympathetic ganglia are also called what because of their location?
terminal ganglia P.S. 100%, i am a teacher.
What are the collection of nerve cell bodies inside the CNS?
These collections are called ganglia. Ganglia often interconnect with other ganglia to form a complex system of ganglia known as a plexus.
Do all animals have the ganglia?
no only insects and worms have a ganglia
What is the autonomic ganglia of the parasympathetic system are called?
the terminal ganglia
What is the swellinglike portion of the nerve cord called in a crayfish'?
ganglia
What are the ganglia in a cockroach?
There are 12 major groups of CNS ganglia (ganglions) in a cockroach: - 3 in the head: supra-oesophageal (cerebral) ganglia sub-oesophageal ganglia circum-oesophageal connectives - 3 in the thorax: prothoracic ganglia mesothoracic ganglia metathoracic ganglia - 6 in the abdomen: first through fifth abdominal ganglia (fused from pairs) sixth abdominal ganglia (fused from a group) The cockroach central nervous system has a double ventral nerve cord in the thorax and abdomen.
What is average distance between cerebral ganglia and pedal ganglia of fresh water mussel Anodonta?
The average distance between cerebral ganglia and pedal ganglia of fresh water mussel Anodonta is 10 mm.
What is color of ganglia of mussles?
The color of ganglia of mussles is yellow, and occasionally red.
What is the plural of ganglion?
The plural of ganglion is ganglia or ganglions.
Nerve cell axons inside the CNS called?
Sometimes the term ganglia is used as in the sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia of the autonomic nervous system.
