Interneurons in the _______ play an important role in the reflexive action of jerking one's hand away from a very hot surface.
A) hand muscles
B) adrenal glands
C) spinal cord
D) hypothalamus

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Interneurons in the spinal cord are responsible for integrating sensory information from the skin and relaying motor commands to the muscles that cause the hand to quickly jerk away from a hot surface. The adrenal glands are not involved in this reflexive action, and while the hypothalamus plays a role in regulating body temperature, it is not directly involved in the reflex arc for this particular action. The hand muscles are the effectors in this response, meaning they are the muscles that actually carry out the movement, but they are not responsible for the integration of sensory and motor signals that allows the reflex to occur.

Interneurons in the _______ Play an Important Role in the Reflexive