The nursing instructor is talking with their clinical group about the central nervous system. what should the instructor tell the students about the function of the spinal cord?

She should inform the students that the spinal cord is the pathway for impulses from both the brain to the body and the body to the brain. It is the central connection of nerves to the brain. It connects from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column. It also manages coordinate reflexes managed by the nerves in the spinal cord.