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What is the anatomical name for the part of the brain that is just above the spinal cord?
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What is the anatomical division of the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord....
Explain the expression brainstem as an anatomical term?
The Brainstem is the lower extension of the brain where it connects to the spinal cord.
What is the anatomical position of the spinal cord?
left
The brain is superior to the spinal cord?
The brain is superior to the spinal cord.
What system is brain and spinal cord?
Nervous (Nerves) System. It controls, well, all the other anatomical systems. Neurological, if you will.
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 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.
Secetion of brain directly above the spinal cord?
the portion above the spinal cord ( which is included in the hind brain) is called the medulla oblongata. it controls many involuntary processes like breathing, blood pressure and heart beat. all the communication between the brain and the spinal cord is done through the medulla oblongata.
What anatomical structure is the opening that allows the spinal cord to pass from the brain to the rest of the body?
The foramen magnum is where the spinal cord enters the cranial cavity.foramen magnum
Most of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord are?
most of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord are
What are two main organs of the central nervous system?
the brain and sppinal cord
