EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What two parts make up the central nervous system?
A
Brain and spinal cord
B
Brain and senses
C
Senses and spinal cord
D
Brain and stimuli
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: -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 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-5: -Cranial nerves: These 12 nerve pairs originate in your brain and extend through your face, head and neck. Spinal nerves: You have 31 pairs of spinal nerves branching out from your spinal cord. 22-Mar-2022

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