The Knee Jerk Can Be Classified as a Segmental Reflex

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Multiple Choice

The knee jerk can be classified as a segmental reflex because:

• A)the center of the reflex arc lies in the spinal cord gray matter.
• B)impulses that mediate it enter and leave the same segment of the cord.
• C)the impulses that mediate it come from and go to the same side of the body.
• D)of the kind of stimulation used to evoke it.

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