Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 23

If you touch a sharp object, your hand automatically withdraws because of a prewired reflex response. Neurons that carry "pain information" to the spinal cord are called (a) _____ neurons. Inside the spinal cord, there are short neurons, called (b) _____ , that make connections between other neurons that carry information to the brain. Neurons that carry information away from the spinal cord to muscles or organs are called (c) _____ neurons.