Sensory information is transmitted to the CNS by the ____
a. efferent neurons of the autonomic nervous system
b. afferent neurons of the peripheral nervous system
c. somatic neurons of the peripheral nervous system
d. somatic neurons of the sympathetic division
e. efferent neurons of the sympathetic division
ANSWER: b
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