Jill stepped on a tack. which part of the central nervous system caused her foot to move off the tack quickly in a reflex response? a. hippocampus
b. cerebrum
c. spinal cord
d. hypothalamus

The correct answer for the given question above would be option C. The part of the central nervous system that caused her foot to move off the tack quickly in a reflex response is the spinal cord. The spinal cord functions primarily by transmitting neural signals between the body and the brain and controls numerous reflexes.