What is a bundle of neurons called?

What is a bundle of neurons called?

• A. Nerves
• B. Neuron
• C. Dendrites
• D. Axon

Answer: (A)

Bundles of neurons are called nerves. In the peripheral nervous system, many neurons’ axons are wrapped together with connective tissue to form a nerve, which carries signals to and from the brain and spinal cord. An individual neuron is a single nerve cell, not a bundle. Dendrites are the branched parts that receive signals, while the axon conducts signals away from the neuron. So the term for a collection of neurons’ fibers in the periphery is nerves (in the central nervous system, similar bundles are called tracts).

Bundles of neurons are called nerves. In the peripheral nervous system, many neurons’ axons are wrapped together with connective tissue to form a nerve, which carries signals to and from the brain and spinal cord. An individual neuron is a single nerve cell, not a bundle. Dendrites are the branched parts that receive signals, while the axon conducts signals away from the neuron. So the term for a collection of neurons’ fibers in the periphery is nerves (in the central nervous system, similar bundles are called tracts).