ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the two main parts of the central nervous system?
A
brain and spinal cord
B
patella and phalanges
C
heart and lungs
D
stomach and pancreas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The central nervous system (CNS) is made up of the brain and spinal cord. It is one of 2 parts of the nervous system. The other part is the peripheral nervous system, which consists of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. The central nervous system is the body’s processing centre.

Detailed explanation-2: -The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The spinal cord serves as a conduit for signals between the brain and the rest of the body. It also controls simple musculoskeletal reflexes without input from the brain. The brain is responsible for integrating most sensory information and coordinating body function, both consciously and unconsciously.

Detailed explanation-5: -Brain is housed inside the skull and it controls most of the activities of the body. In higher organisms such as humans and other vertebrates, it is the centre of learning. Spinal Cord is a tube-like structure that begins from the end of the brain and ends at the bottom of the backbone.

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