Cell bodies of ganglionic neurons found in clusters are what?

• A. Sympathetic trunks
• B. Dorsal root ganglia
• C. Autonomic ganglia
• D. Myenteric plexus

Answer: (C)

Cell bodies of postganglionic autonomic neurons are organized into discrete clusters called autonomic ganglia. These ganglia sit outside the central nervous system and contain the neuron cell bodies that receive input from preganglionic fibers and send out postganglionic signals to target organs. This clustering is a hallmark of the autonomic nervous system. Dorsal root ganglia do contain clustered sensory neuron cell bodies, but they belong to the somatic sensory pathway, not the autonomic pathway. The myenteric plexus is a network of enteric neurons rather than discrete ganglia of cell bodies. So the description of cell bodies found in clusters specifically aligns with autonomic ganglia.