LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The central nervous system of the body includes the brain and spinal cord. The brain is the center for regulation of all kind of information received by the body. Different kinds of information is passed from the spinal cord to the brain. After processing, the response is generated by the brain.
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