EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The brain and the spinal cord are part of the ____ nervous system
A
Central
B
Peripheral
C
Only
D
None of the above
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: 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: -The spinal nerves and the cranial nerves make up the peripheral nervous system (PNS). These nerves are the passages by which information travels to and from the central nervous system (CNS) and the rest of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body. Together, the brain and spinal cord that extends from it make up the central nervous system, or CNS.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer: Among the given options b) cranial nerves is not a part of the central nervous system. The cranial nerves are considered to be part of the peripheral nervous system which is associated with neural control of some of the major functions around the body.

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