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प्रश्न
Give the functions of the spinal cord?
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उत्तर
(i) It controls all the reflex actions occurring below the neck.
(ii) It conducts sensory impulses from the skin to the brain and motor impulses from the brain to the muscles of trunk and limbs.
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