EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The brain and the spinal cord make up which part of the nervous system
A
Somatic Nervous System
B
Central Nervous System
C
Automatic Nervous System
D
Peripheral Nervous System
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 nervous system has two main parts: The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system is made up of nerves that branch off from the spinal cord and extend to all parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -The spinal cord is an extension of the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain and spinal cord. The spinal cord begins at the bottom of the brain stem (at the area called the medulla oblongata) and ends in the lower back, as it tapers to form a cone called the conus medullaris.

Detailed explanation-4: -It controls things like thought, movement, and emotion, as well as breathing, heart rate, hormones, and body temperature. CNS is referred to as “central” because it combines information from the entire body and coordinates activity across the whole organism.

Detailed explanation-5: -8 cervical nerves. 12 thoracic nerves. 5 lumbar nerves. 5 sacral nerves. 1 coccygeal nerve. 22-Feb-2022

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