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When a person touches a hot object with their hand, they quickly remove their hand without thinking about it.



Which best describes the path that information takes in this scenario?

Information goes from the sensory neurons to the spinal cord and then directly to the motor neurons, bypassing the brain.
Information goes from the motor neurons to the brain and then directly to the sensory neurons, bypassing the spinal cord.
Information goes from the spinal cord to the brain and then directly to the motor neurons, bypassing the sensory neurons.
Information goes from the brain to the motor neurons and then directly to the sensory neurons, bypassing the spinal cord.

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Information goes from the sensory neurons to the spinal cord and then directly to the motor neurons, bypassing the brain.

This is a reflex arc: sensory (afferent) neurons send the pain signal to the spinal cord, interneurons relay to motor (efferent) neurons to withdraw the hand, while the brain receives the signal afterward for awareness.