In combination, the brain and spinal cord make up the ______nervous system.
A)peripheral
B)autonomic
C)central
D)somatic

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The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system, which is responsible for processing and coordinating information received from the body's sensory organs and responding with appropriate motor commands. The peripheral nervous system, on the other hand, consists of all the nerves and ganglia that lie outside of the brain and spinal cord and transmit signals to and from the central nervous system. The autonomic and somatic nervous systems are subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system.

In Combination, the Brain and Spinal Cord Make Up the ______Nervous