Asked by lilly

Jane and her friends went to the cinema to see a 3D movie. A character in the movie threw a ball, which appeared to move toward the audience. As soon as Jane saw this, she moved her head backwards. What sensory process made her perform this action?
A.
Jane’s brain sent a signal to the muscles of her eyes, which sent a signal to the muscles of her neck, instructing them to move backwards.
B.
The contraction of Jane’s eye muscles sent a signal to the muscles of her neck, instructing them to move backwards.
C.
Jane’s visual receptors sent a signal directly to the muscles of her neck, causing her head to moved backwards.
D.
Jane’s visual receptors sent a message to her brain, which then sent a message to the muscles of her neck that caused her head to move backwards.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
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Visual receptors (retina) transduce the stimulus into neural signals that are sent to the brain for processing; the brain then issues motor commands to the neck muscles to move her head back.