LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
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The brain and spinal cord are part of the central nervous system. The spinal cord is a tube-like structure that extends from the brainstem of the spinal cord.
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