Bobby was standing in line to purchase a movie ticket. All of a sudden, the man in front of him took a few steps back and stepped on Bobby's foot. Bobby immediately felt pain in his foot. This sensation was transmitted to the spinal cord and the brain through _______.

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Afferent neurons transmit sensory information from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system (spinal cord and brain). In this case, Bobby's feeling of pain in his foot is being transmitted to his spinal cord and brain through afferent neurons. Glial cells and pituitary glands are not involved in transmitting sensory information. Efferent neurons transmit motor information from the central nervous system to the peripheral nervous system.

Bobby Was Standing in Line to Purchase a Movie Ticket