The Central Nervous System Consists of ________

question 178

Multiple Choice

The central nervous system consists of ________.

• A) all the nerves in the center of the body that take messages from the environment and send them to the brain and spinal cord
• B) the somatic and autonomic nervous systems
• C) the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, which control the inner or central part of the body
• D) the brain and the spinal cord

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