Which of the Following Statements About the Knee-Jerk Reflex Is

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the knee-jerk reflex is false?

• A) It is a monosynaptic reflex.
• B) It causes the leg extensor muscle to contract.
• C) Chemoreceptors sense a physician's hammer tap.
• D) The afferent nerve travels from the receptor to the spinal cord.
• E) The motor neuron leaves via a ventral root of the spinal cord.

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