Casey gets up one morning after only a few hours of sleep and heats up some water for tea in a pot with a noninsulated handle.As he picks up the pot by the handle a few minutes later,he drops it with a crash.Which part of Casey's nervous system causes him to drop the pot?

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The spinal cord integrates sensory and motor information and is responsible for reflex actions such as dropping a hot pot. Sensory neurons detect the sensation of heat and send a message to the spinal cord, which then activates motor neurons to move the muscles and drop the pot. The other choices are not directly involved in reflexive actions.

Casey Gets Up One Morning After Only a Few Hours