EMBRYOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To protect your muscles
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To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
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To open and close your lungs.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The spinal cord is a long, tube-like band of tissue. It connects your brain to your lower back. Your spinal cord carries nerve signals from your brain to your body and vice versa. These nerve signals help you feel sensations and move your body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nerves also connect the spinal cord to a part of the brain called the brainstem.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main job of the spinal cord is to be the communication system between the brain and the body by carrying messages that allow people to move and feel sensation. Spinal nerve cells, called neurons, carry messages to and from the spinal cord, via spinal nerves.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three primary roles of the spinal cord are to send motor commands from the brain to the body, send sensory information from the body to the brain, and coordinate reflexes.