A young woman returns from a day at the beach to find she has developed a severe sunburn. Which neurons are sending the messages from her burned skin to her brain informing her of the pain from the burn?
a) sensory neurons
b) motor neurons
c) synaptic neurons
d) association neurons
ANS: A, Sensory neurons carry information from the senses to the spinal cord and brain.
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. a strong negative relationship between the two variables. b. a strong positive relationship between the two variables. c. a perfect positive relationship between the two variables. d. no relationship between the two variables.
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