If You Touch Something Hot,_____ Neurons-Often Called _____ Neurons-Send the Signal

question 125

Multiple Choice

If you touch something hot,_____ neurons-often called _____ neurons-send the signal to the spinal cord.

• A) motor; efferent
• B) sensory; efferent
• C) motor; afferent
• D) sensory; afferent

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