Mary put her hand on a hot stove. Which neuron is responsible for sending a pain message up her spinal column, where it would then enter into the main area of the spinal cord?

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Sensory neurons are responsible for carrying pain messages from the site of the injury or stimulation up the spinal column to the central nervous system. Motor neurons are responsible for carrying messages from the central nervous system to muscles or glands to produce movement or release of secretions. Interneurons are responsible for communication between different neurons within the central nervous system. A reflex is an involuntary response to a stimulus that does not involve conscious thought, and efferent neurons are responsible for carrying messages away from the central nervous system to the muscles or glands.

Mary Put Her Hand on a Hot Stove