If You Touch a Hot Stove, Your Spinal Cord Can

question 137

Multiple Choice

If you touch a hot stove, your spinal cord can prompt you to withdraw your hand without having to send the message all the way to the brain. This is due to what scientists call __________.

• A) the reflex arc
• B) neuroplasticity
• C) the parasympathetic nervous system
• D) the sympathetic nervous system

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