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. Once Jorge's eyes detect light, how do his eye cells communicate with his muscle cells so that he can walk toward the light?

Vocaloid:

depends on how detailed a response your teacher is looking for but basically the eyes contain sensory receptors that transmit information through the optic nerve up to the occipital lobe of the brain, then to the primary motor cortex which relays this impulse to the afferent neurons in muscle cells which triggers the release of calcium molecules thus causing an action potential in the synapse, stimulating muscle contraction

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