Susie takes a huge drink of her coffee, assuming that it is tolerable and the heat sears her mouth. Although the pain is so great that her reflex is to spit out the coffee, she does not do so. The reflex to spit out the coffee is inhibited at the:

a. sensory neuron.
b. interneuron.
c. motor neuron.
d. glial cell.


Answer: C

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