If a person places his or her hand on a hot stove:
A. the connecting nerves in the spinal cord will detect the painful stimulus and send a sensory message to the brain.
B. the sensory nerve will form a reflex arc and send a message to the brain to elicit a motor response.
C. the sensory nerve will bypass the brain and send a message directly to the motor nerve.
D. the motor nerve will bypass the spinal cord and send a sensory message directly to the brain.
Answer: C. the sensory nerve will bypass the brain and send a message directly to the motor nerve.
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