What is the role of sensory neurons in the breakdown of food?

Sensory neurons detect stimuli, such as the presence of food, and carry information from the body to the brain. The brain can then coordinate responses that help move food through the digestive tract and digest it. Sensory neurons do not digest carbohydrates or release hormones, so D, “sense the presence of food and relay the information to the brain,” is correct.

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