Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.
juan picks up a wood splinter and immediately drops it because its extremely hot. how does the reflex arc work to protect juan from a worse burn?
in a reflex arc, the sensory neuron carries the action potential from the
options:
brain to the spinal cord
spinal cord to the brain
spinal cord to the muscle

Explanation:

A reflex arc is a rapid, involuntary pathway that bypasses the brain for immediate response to a harmful stimulus. When touching a hot object, sensory neurons carry the signal to the spinal cord, and motor neurons then carry the action potential from the spinal cord to the muscles to trigger the withdrawal reflex, preventing worse injury.

Answer:

spinal cord to the muscle