Which of the Following Statements About Nerves Is False

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about nerves is false?

• A) A nerve is a bundle of axons.
• B) Some axons in a nerve may be carrying information to the central nervous system, while other axons in the same nerve are carrying information from the central nervous system to organs.
• C) "Nerve" is another name for the axon of a single neuron.
• D) In addition to the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system, a third division of the nervous system exists in the gut.
• E) All of the above are true; none is false.

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Definitions:

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