MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the function of the central nervous system?
A
It connects the spinal cord to the body’s nerves
B
It helps you move and feel temperatures
C
It is the center of thought and controls most body actions
D
It carries electrical signals to and from the central 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 (CNS) is the most important unit in an organism as it is the ‘centre’ or the hub which instigates information, commands and coordinates and also influences all the other activities within a body. Thus it is often called the central processing unit of the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nervous system transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body, including internal organs. In this way, the nervous system’s activity controls the ability to move, breathe, see, think, and more.

Detailed explanation-4: -The brain controls what you think and feel, how you learn and remember, and the way you move and talk. But it also controls things you’re less aware of-like the beating of your heart and the digestion of your food. Think of the brain as a central computer that controls all the body’s functions.

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