13. The Peripheral Nervous System
Reflex Arcs
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Why is reciprocal inhibition an important part of the stretch reflex?
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Which of these mechanisms causes golgi tendon organs to start firing action potentials?
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Which of the following is the correct order of events of a reflex arc?
a. Stimulus detection and delivery → motor response → integration in the CNS
b. Motor response → stimulus detection and delivery → integration in the CNS
c. Stimulus detection and delivery → integration in the CNS → delivery of motor response
d. Integration in the CNS → motor response → stimulus detection and delivery
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Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
a. The simple stretch reflex is a monosynaptic reflex with only a single synapse in the spinal cord between the sensory and motor neurons.
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Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
b. The Golgi tendon organs detect stretch in a simple stretch reflex.
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Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
c. A flexion reflex is a monosynaptic reflex with only one synapse in the spinal cord.
400views - Multiple ChoiceWhich type of reflex arc consists of only an afferent neuron and an efferent neuron?
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the correct sequence of components in a simple spinal reflex arc?