PATHOLOGY MCQ
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body
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break down food to be used by the body
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remove wastes from the body
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all of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Your nervous system uses specialized cells called neurons to send signals, or messages, all over your body. These electrical signals travel between your brain, skin, organs, glands and muscles. The messages help you move your limbs and feel sensations, such as pain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The nervous system uses tiny cells called neurons (NEW-ronz) to send messages back and forth from the brain, through the spinal cord, to the nerves throughout the body. Billions of neurons work together to create a communication network.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. It carries messages to and from the brain via the network of peripheral nerves connected to it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spinal Cord This portion of the central nervous system runs down the inside of the spinal column, connecting the brain with nerves going to the rest of the body.