Your hand touches a scalding hot pan., The receptor cells in your hand detect how hot the pan is., The signal(impulse) is sent up the neurons your arm to your spine., The Impulse reaches your spine and starts to go back down your arm., The impulse goes back down your arm travelling down a different set of neurons., The impulse reaches your muscles causing them to contract and pull your hand off the pan..

Order the steps - reflexes

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