Ben and Marcie are having a very deep conversation while Ben is cooking dinner for them to enjoy. He gets so distracted by their chat that he fails to realize he is about to place his hand on a scalding hot pan

Just as he is about to get burned, he yanks his hand away with a shout. "Whew," Ben says. "It's a good thing my __________ were working, or I might not have realized that pan was so hot until it was too late!"
a. Heat-sensitive neurons
b. Burn-aware neurons
c. Efferent neurons
d. Sensory neurons


Answer: D

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