EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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NERVOUS SYSTEM

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what is the central nervous system?
A
your spinal cord is connected to the central nervous system.
B
the complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body. In vertebrates it comprises the brain and spinal cord.
C
the complex includes all the nerves outside of the central nervous system.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The organ system comprising the brain and spinal cord is known as the central nervous system. It is responsible for controlling all physiological and metabolic activities in the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nervous system of vertebrates has two main divisions: the central nervous system, consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, which in humans includes 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and the autonomic, or involuntary, nervous system.

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

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