You have been up all night studying for an important midterm examination and are exhausted.As you reach for your hot chocolate,you accidentally touch the hot burner on the stove.You quickly pull your hand away from the burner.Which statement about your action is true?

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When you touch a hot burner, the sensory neurons in your skin send a message to the spinal cord, which then immediately sends a reflexive command back to the muscles in your hand to pull it away. This process is known as a spinal reflex and does not involve the conscious control of the brain. Therefore, choices A, C, and D are incorrect.

You Have Been Up All Night Studying for an Important