central nervous system vs spinal cord

central nervous system and spinal cord both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
central nervous system	Yes	No	No	No
spinal cord	Yes	No	No	No

central nervous system (noun)	spinal cord (noun)
the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord	a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region