When We Quickly Withdraw Our Hands from a Sharp Object

question 83

Multiple Choice

When we quickly withdraw our hands from a sharp object, we do so because of messages that are

• A) sent through the cerebellum and then routed through the amygdala.
• B) routed directly through the spinal cord with no involvement of the brain.
• C) sent through the hippocampus and then routed through the thalamus.
• D) sent through the amygdala and then routed through the thalamus.

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