What Is the Importance of Reciprocal Innervation in Muscular Reflexes

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is the importance of reciprocal innervation in muscular reflexes?

• A)It prevents simultaneous activity of antagonistic muscle groups that would impede limb movement. 
• B)It ensures that limbs on the contralateral side of the body perform the same movements as those on the ipsilateral side.
• C)It maintains signaling along afferent neurons from stretch receptors,even when a muscle shortens rapidly.
• D)It prevents excessive force on a muscle from resulting in tearing of fibers,or damage to the tendon.
• E)It recruits synergistic muscles to come to the aid of a muscle that help it generate force and limb motion.

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