Question

Your dog nudges you from sleep and you reach out to pet the dog. feeling the dog is transmitted through the ___ while petting the dog is transmitted via the ___.

a. sensory neurons, motor neurons
b. sensory neurons, interneurons
c. interneurons, sensory neurons
d. motor neurons, sensory neurons

Answer 1

The answer is the letter a (sensory neurons, motor neurons). This could be explained as followsSensory neurons are those that carry signals from the external parts of the body (periphery) to the central nervous system (the dog awakens its owner). Motor neurons (motoneurons) carry signals from the central nervous system to the external parts (muscles, skin, glands) of your body (the owner caresses the dog).