In Response to a Muscle Being Overstretched, a Muscle Spindle

question 6

Multiple Choice

In response to a muscle being overstretched, a muscle spindle generates a somatic spinal reflex that, ultimately, causes what response?

• A) contraction of the agonist muscle
• B) relaxation of the antagonist muscle
• C) contraction of the antagonist muscle
• D) relaxation of the agonist muscle
• E) both contraction of the agonist muscle and relaxation of the antagonist muscle

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Definitions:

Community

A group of interacting living organisms sharing a populated environment, which can include various species in a specific area.

Competition

Results when members of a species attempt to use a resource that is in limited supply.

Secondary Succession

The process of ecological regeneration that occurs in an environment where a disturbance has destroyed a pre-existing community but left the soil intact.

Sequence of Events

The chronological arrangement or order in which events or steps occur.