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What role does the nerve cord inside of the vertebrate play in the body?
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It allows nerve signals, such as pain, to reach your brain from various parts of your body.
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What makes a chordate a vertebrate?
Chordates have a nerve cord running their backs. Some chordates are vertebrates. They have vertebrate, or a segmented backbone, protecting the nerve cord.
Does a tuna have a dorsal nerve cord?
yes because it is a vertebrate
Why do you need the spinal cord?
The spinal cord is a nerve cord inside the spine traveling all the way to the brain, so if you didn't have the nerve cord you're brain couldn't send/receive messages to the body
Do snapping turtles have a dorsal nerve cord notochord?
Yes it does...it is a vertebrate
A vertebrate is any chordate that has a?
A vertebrate is defined as a chordate that has a backbone. The backbone is called the vertebrae. Vertebrates also have a nerve cord that is hollow.
How does the position of a worms nerve cord compare with your nerve cord?
an earthworm's nerve cord is directly opposite that of a human's. the earthworm's nerve cord is along the ventral side (underside) of its body and the human's nerve cord is on the dorsal side (upperside) of the body along all of the internal organs
How does the position of the worms nerve cord compare with your nerve cord?
The position of the worms nerve cord compare with your nerve cord is it placement along the ventral surface of the body. Our spinal cord is protected by vertebra were the worms is unprotected.
Why isn't a lancelet a vertebrate?
because is not an animal whose nerve cord is surroundeda by backbone. Rajabu Obede
Does the spinal cord have a backbone?
The spinal cord is a bundle of nerve fibers which is inside of the vertebrae (backbones).
What is the principal nerve in the human body?
The spinal cord.
What runs through the vertebrate?
The Spinal cord is the simple answer. However, the spinal cord is made up of a number of parts. The EPIDUAL SPACE, the DURA, the SUBARACHNOID SPACE, the PIA and sitting in the center of all this is the NERVE CORD.
What structure develops into the vertebrate spinal cord?
The notochord develops into the vertebrate spinal cord.
