In the peripheral nervous system, ________ carry messages from special receptors in the skin, muscles, and other internal and external sense organs to the spinal cord, which sends them along to the brain.
A) sensory nerves
B) spinal reflexes
C) motor nerves
D) cranial reflexes

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Sensory nerves carry messages from sensory receptors to the spinal cord, which then sends the messages to the brain for processing. Spinal reflexes and cranial reflexes are not nerves, but rather automatic responses that bypass the brain. Motor nerves carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles to initiate movement.

In the Peripheral Nervous System, ________ Carry Messages from Special