As You Move from the Spinal Cord Up the Central

question 85

Multiple Choice

As you move from the spinal cord up the central nervous system,the:

• A) structural complexity increases.
• B) functional complexity increases.
• C) structural complexity decreases but the functional complexity increases.
• D) Both A and B occur.

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