Explain the spinal cord and its function, Biology

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Spinal cord

The elongated part of CNS that runs downward in the spinal canal as continuationof medulla oblongata is called spinal cord.

The functions of the Spinal Cord are:

Spinal cord is the link between brain and nerves of the body.

It is a pathway for carrying information to brain and sending orders to the organs.

Although, spinal cord functions under brain, it has some autonomy in performing simple actions like knee jerk.

 


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