Your finger touches a hot pot on the stove. Information is carried via ____ neurons to the ____, where it connects to the ____, which signal you to move your hand.

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Sensory information (like touching a hot pot) is carried to the central nervous system by afferent neurons. It first reaches the spinal cord, where it can quickly connect to efferent neurons that signal the muscles to move the hand away, often even before the brain consciously processes the pain. This rapid response is part of a reflex action.

Your Finger Touches a Hot Pot on the Stove