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Brain and spinal cord together form the:

Answer: Central nervous system.

  • A Peripheral nervous system
  • B Central nervous system
  • C Autonomic nervous system
  • D Somatic nervous system

Correct answer: B. Central nervous system

Explanation: The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord. Everything outside is the peripheral nervous system (PNS).

Labeled diagram of a neuron showing dendrites, cell body (soma) with nucleus, axon, myelin sheath, Nodes of Ranvier, and axon terminals

Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.

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