Afferent sensory information for the withdrawal reflex
A) Enters the spinal cord via the ventral root of the spinal nerve
B) Enters the spinal cord via the grey rami comm unicans
C) Exits the spinal cord via the white rami comm unicans
D) Exits via the sympathetic chain
E) Enters the spinal cord via the dorsal root of the spinal nerve

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Afferent sensory information for the withdrawal reflex enters the spinal cord via the dorsal root of the spinal nerve. This is because the dorsal root contains the sensory neurons that carry information from the periphery to the spinal cord.

Afferent Sensory Information for the Withdrawal Reflex