Casey got up one morning after only a few hours of sleep and plugged in the iron to press his shirt. When he heard a ringing sound, he grabbed the iron by the hot part, and before he could say "hello," he dropped it with a crash. The parts of Casey's nervous system that caused him to drop the hot iron were his

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The spinal cord, sensory neurons, and motor neurons are responsible for reflex actions like dropping a hot object. Sensory neurons detect the heat, the spinal cord processes the information, and motor neurons trigger the muscles to release the iron.

Casey Got Up One Morning After Only a Few Hours