Reflex action

Why this is asked: The specific trap is timing: a spinal reflex arc completes its receptor-to-effector loop through the spinal cord alone, so the hand is already withdrawn before the pain signal has finished travelling up to the brain for conscious perception. The sensation of pain is felt after the reflex action, not before or during it — exactly the sequence NEET's reflex-arc questions check.

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