What roles do afferent neurons, interneurons, and efferent neurons play in a reflex?
What will be an ideal response?
Afferent, or sensory, neurons carry information from the sensors to the spinal cord.
An interneuron is a relatively short neuron whose primary task is making connections between other neurons.
Efferent, or motor, neurons carry information away from the spinal cord to produce responses in various muscles and organs throughout the body.
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