Your Brain Has Instructed Your Body Muscles to Move So

question 15

Multiple Choice

Your brain has instructed your body muscles to move so that you avoid burning your hand on a hot stove.Which type of nerves carried the information from your brain to your muscles so that you could avoid getting burned?

• A)efferent nerves
• B)afferent nerves
• C)olfactory nerves
• D)auditory nerves

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Homoplasy

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