PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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The brain and spinal cord are part of the ____ nervous system
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somatic
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autonomic
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peripheral
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central
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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: -Brain is housed inside the skull and it controls most of the activities of the body. In higher organisms such as humans and other vertebrates, it is the centre of learning. Spinal Cord is a tube-like structure that begins from the end of the brain and ends at the bottom of the backbone.
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