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What is a nerve cord?


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Nerve cord:

  1. A vast bundle of nerve fibers that runs along the body's longitudinal axis is called the nerve cord.
  2. It is an essential component of the central nervous system.
  3. A dorsal hollow nerve cord exists in all Chordata species; in vertebrates, this is called the spinal cord.

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