Describe the reflex arc in response to the hand touching a burning hot stove. Include the names and a description of location and function of all neurons involved. Bullet points are sufficient.

All bold text gives marking pointsStimulus (burning hot stove)Receptor (thermoreceptor in skin) detects stimulusSensory neurone - relays sensory information in the form of electrical impulses from receptor (thermoreceptor in skin) to central nervous system (spinal cord), where it synapses with followingRelay neurone - conveys sensory information to motor neurones via synapseBonus Relay neurones also convey this information to brainMotor neurone - carries electrical impulses to effectorEffector produces response (muscles in arm move hand away from stimulus) Bonus Main arc skips out the conscious part brain to save time in a survival-reliant mechanism

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