ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The spinal cord is ____
A
The command center of the nervous system
B
The body’s message and control center
C
A long bundle of neurons that sends messages to and from the brain and all parts of the body.
D
All of the above.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The spinal cord runs from the brain down through the back. It contains threadlike nerves that branch out to every organ and body part. This network of nerves relays messages back and forth from the brain to different parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -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: -Bundle of neurons is called a nerve. Sensory neurons bundle together to form sensory nerve. Motor neurons bundle together to form motor nerve. These neurons help in transferring impulses from the central nervous system (CNS) to other parts of the body and vice versa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sensory neurons carry signals from the body to the brain and/or spinal cord. Sensory neurons are found in our sensory organs such as our skin, tongue, ears, eyes and nose.

Detailed explanation-5: -Motor neurons carry messages away from the brain to the rest of the body. All neurons relay information to each other through a complex electrochemical process, making connections that affect the way you think, learn, move, and behave.

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