The Knee-Jerk Reflex Is an Example of

question 110

Multiple Choice

The knee-jerk reflex is an example of

• A) a synapse between a sensory neuron in the spinal cord and a sensory neuron in the leg.
• B) detection of a stimulus by a motor neuron.
• C) a multisynaptic reflex in the spinal cord.
• D) actions by pairs of antagonistic neurons.
• E) a conversion of information in the spinal cord without participation of the brain.

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