ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Solving a math problem
A
Central Nervous System (CNS)
B
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Evidence from brain-imaging studies indicates that parietal lobe areas are central in calculating and processing of numbers (1, 3), while frontal lobe areas are involved in recalling numerical knowledge and working memory (3, 4).

Detailed explanation-2: -What Is the Central Nervous System? The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord: The brain controls how we think, learn, move, and feel. The spinal cord carries messages back and forth between the brain and the nerves that run throughout the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indeed, mental arithmetic is known to significantly increase brain capacity. Professional mathematicians also train their cerebral functions to keep their brains energized, healthy, and in optimal working order. So, the more math problems one solves, the more able the brain becomes to handle difficult problems.

Detailed explanation-4: -The central nervous system is the body’s processing centre. The brain controls most of the functions of the body, including awareness, movement, thinking, speech, and the 5 senses of seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling.

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