Afferent neurons convey information:

A. Between interneurons.
B. From the CNS to skeletal muscles.
C. From peripheral receptors to the CNS.
D. Between the soma and presynaptic terminal.
E. From the CNS to smooth muscles.


ANS: C
Rationale: Afferent neurons carry sensory information from the outer body toward the CNS. Efferent neurons relay commands from the CNS to smooth and striated muscles and glands. Interneurons, the largest class of neurons, act throughout the nervous system, processing information locally or conveying information across short distances.

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