When you pull your hand away rapidly after burning it on a hot pan, the sequence of neural activation is ________.
A) motor neurons, interneurons, sensory neurons
B) interneurons, sensory neurons, motor neurons
C) sensory neurons, interneurons, motor neurons
D) sensory neurons, motor neurons, interneurons

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When you burn your hand, the sensory neurons in your skin detect the heat and send a message to your spinal cord via interneurons. The message is then transmitted from the spinal cord to motor neurons, which cause your hand to retract from the hot pan. Therefore, the correct sequence of neural activation is sensory neurons, interneurons, motor neurons.

When You Pull Your Hand Away Rapidly After Burning It