When you touch a hot stove a nerve impulse travels up your arm, passes briefly through your central nervous system, and a response is sent down your arm to move your hand. The system described here
A) would also rely on an effector.
B) has evolved only in humans.
C) constitutes a neural network.
D) does not involve the peripheral nervous system.
E) Both a and c

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Choice A is correct because an effector (e.g. muscle) is necessary to carry out the response. Choice C is correct because the process involves the transmission of nerve impulses through multiple neurons, which constitutes a neural network. Choices B and D are incorrect because this system is present in many different animal species and involves both the central and peripheral nervous system.

When You Touch a Hot Stove a Nerve Impulse Travels