Reflex Arcs

question 57

Multiple Choice

Reflex arcs

• A) are capable of receiving a stimulus and yielding a response.
• B) are the basic structural units of the nervous system.
• C) occur primarily in the cerebral cortex of the brain.
• D) involve inhibitory neurons.
• E) do not involve the spinal cord.

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