A patient suffers damage to the nervous system.He can move his hands,but he does not feel anything with them.Which explanation is the neurologist most likely to offer?
A) efferent neurons are damaged
B) the reflex arc is damaged
C) afferent neurons have been damaged
D) Alzheimer's disease

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Afferent neurons are responsible for transmitting sensory information from the body to the brain. If they are damaged, the patient would still be able to move their hands (since efferent neurons, responsible for transmitting signals from the brain to the body, are still functioning), but they would not be able to feel anything with them. The other options are not relevant to the given scenario.

A Patient Suffers Damage to the Nervous System