The diagram illustrates a reflex arc. A person had an accident and injured their arm. The sensory neurones at X have been cut. Which statement describes what occurs if this person touches a hot object with their finger?
- AThe person is not able to feel their finger touching the hot object but is able to move their finger away from the heat stimulus.
- BThe person is not able to feel their finger touching the hot object or move their finger away from the heat stimulus.
- CThe person can feel the heat stimulus but is not able to move their finger away from the heat stimulus.
- DThe receptor cells in the person’s finger are not stimulated by the heat.