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They are called ganglia.

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Small groups of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord?

Peripheral nerves.


What are small groups of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord?

Ganglion or ganglia .


What do you call nerves in brain?

nerves in brain are called neurons


Where is the cranial located?

The cranial nerves are located outside of the brain and skull. These nerves come right from the brain and brain stem.


What are the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord?

The peripheral nervous system contains all the nerves in the body that lie outside of the spinal cord and brain.They communicate with the central nervous system to make sure our body parts, such as our fingers, can send signals to the central nervous system for processing in our brains.


What part of your body lets our brain know activities inside and outside your body?

Through chemical and electrical impulses.


Nerves that leave the brain directly are called?

Cranial nerves


What are a trunk of nerves coming from the brain called?

Sondilenre


How is called an Abnormal softening of the nerves .?

Hardening of the brain


How many cranial nerves?

nerves emerging from brain are called cranial nerves.they are 12 pairs


compare the central and the peripheral nervous system?

The Central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord.The brain is the control center for all activities in the body.It is made of billions of neurons. The spinal cord is made up of bundles of neurons.Sensory neurons send impulse to the brain.All the nerves outside CNS ( Central Nervous System) that connects the brain and spinal cord to other body parts are part of the Peripheral nervous system. The Peripheral nervous system includes 12 pairs of nerves from your brain called cranial nerves, and 31 pairs of nerves from your spinal cord called Spinal nerves.


Are nerves in the brain?

yes your nerves is in your brain