The collection of axons that carries information between the central nervous system and the peripheral effectors is called the
A) axon hillock.
B) varicosity.
C) axon.
D) dendrite.
E) nerve.

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The term nerve refers to a collection of axons that carries information between the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral effectors, including muscles, glands, and sensory receptors. The other choices refer to individual structures within a neuron, such as the axon hillock (the region of the neuron where the axon arises), varicosities (small, swollen regions along the length of an axon that store neurotransmitters), axons (the long, slender extension of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body), and dendrites (the highly branched extensions of a neuron that receive information from other neurons or sensory receptors).

The Collection of Axons That Carries Information Between the Central