Tim and Cheryl Are Watching a Scary Movie

Multiple Choice

Tim and Cheryl are watching a scary movie. Just as the music gets really intense Tim grabs her arm. She jumps right away but it takes a second for her to call him a jerk. This is because her __________ is quicker than her brain gets the message about being scared.

A) action potential
B) Medulla
C) spinal reflex
D) myelinated axons
E) premotor area