The Bell-Magendie law:
A) applies to the brainstem but not to the spinal cord.
B) proposes one nerve system for sensing and another for responding.
C) applies to the central nervous system but not to the peripheral nervous system.
D) proposes that the brain is divided into two hemispheres.

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The Bell-Magendie law, also known as the law of spinal nerve roots, proposes that there are two types of nerve fibers: sensory (afferent) fibers, which carry information to the central nervous system, and motor (efferent) fibers, which carry information away from the central nervous system to muscles and glands. This law essentially describes the functional differentiation between dorsal (sensory) and ventral (motor) roots of the spinal cord.

The Bell-Magendie Law