The central nervous  system consists of the brain and the spinal cord. Explain in detail what's happens when we touch an hot object, the process  in which the message is being sent to the spinal cord

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The central nervous  system consists of the brain and the spinal cord. Explain in detail what's happens when we touch an hot object, the process  in which the message is being sent to the spinal cord.

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The nervous system consists of two part namely- the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The central nervous system is the processing centre of the body and it comprises of the brain and the spinal cord. Any impairing of this would lead to decreased concentration. confusion and abnormal thinking. Mood swings could be observed as well. Reflexes occurs via the spinal cord and bodily functions could also be observed which is the direct function of CNS like awareness, sensations, movements, speech, thoughts and memory. 

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