EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the main control center of the body that contains the brain and spinal cord?
A
Peripheral nervous system
B
Central nervous system
C
Autonomic nervous system
D
Somatic nervous system
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The central nervous system is the body’s processing centre. The brain controls most of the functions of the body, including awareness, movement, thinking, speech, and the 5 senses of seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling. The spinal cord is an extension of the brain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Central Nervous System. The central nervous system (CNS) (Figure below) is the largest part of the nervous system. It includes the brain and the spinal cord. The bony skull protects the brain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Think of the brain as a central computer that controls all the body’s functions. The rest of the nervous system is like a network that relays messages back and forth from the brain to different parts of the body. It does this via the spinal cord, which runs from the brain down through the back.

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