# Life Sciences Paper 1, November 2024, question 2.5.3

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## Question 2.5.3 (3 marks)

A reflex arc includes a neuron that carries impulses from the spinal cord to a muscle in the hand, so that the hand pulls away from a hot object. This neuron has a long axon, cell body in the grey matter of the spinal cord and endings at the muscle. Describe the function of this type of neuron in the nervous system.

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