Question

What is spinal cord? What is its main function?

Answer 1

• Spinal cord is a cylindrical structure that starts from the medulla of the brain and extends along the length of the vertebral column.
• It is a part of the central nervous system.
• The main function of the spinal cord is to control the spinal reflex actions by sending the nerve impulses to the effector organs to take action on a stimulus through the motor neurons.