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Does the spinal card attaches the brain and the heart?
It attaches directly to the brain but not the heart
Where is the hypothalamus located anatomically?
It's at the base of the brain, right about the center. Just in front of where the spinal cord attaches.
What is brainstem?
The core of the brain - where the spinal cord attaches. Its also the thalamus - the oldest part of the brain (and the only part in old life forms like sharks).
The brain is superior to the spinal cord?
The brain is superior to the spinal cord.
What bone connects the spinal cord to the brain?
There is no joint between brain and spinal cord. The spinal cord is a mass of neurones that is situated in the backbone which feeds in to the brain via neurones.
What the does brain stem connect the brain to?
The brain stem connects the brain to the spinal cord, so that the brain can send messages through the cord to the rest of the body. The functioning of the body is severely compromised if the spinal cord connections are severed.
What have the government done to stop mad cow disease?
Prohibit the use of animal by-products in animal feed used for ruminant animals, and encourage testing of the brain and spinal column prior to processing of slaughter. Some plants just throw out the spinal cord and brain all together.
What protects the brain and spinal cord?
Membranes called meninges cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. The skull and spinal column also protect the brain and spinal cord, respectively. The spinal cord is made up by individual vertebrae.
What part of your brain is connected to the spinal?
The brain stem connects to the spinal cord.
What connects the spinal cord to the brain?
Brain stem
Cavity that protects brain and spinal cord?
The cranial and spinal cavities protect the brain and spinal cord.
Most of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord are?
most of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord are
