Nerve Impulses Leading to the Brain Carry Information About Cool

question 69

Multiple Choice

Nerve impulses leading to the brain carry information about cool temperatures on the skin. The nerve fibers sending these signals will most likely belong to which division of the nervous system?

• A) sensory (afferent) division
• B) somatic nervous system
• C) sympathetic division
• D) parasympathetic division

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