Quiz: Reflexes

1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Most reflexes travel only to the brain.
b. Most reflexes travel only to the spinal cord.
c. Most reflexes involve both the brain and spinal cord.
2. An association neuron is located __________.
a. between the motor nerve and the effector
b. between the sensory nerve and the spinal cord
c. in the spinal cord between the sensory fiber and the motor fiber
3. Which of the following is considered to be a polysynaptic reflex?
a. shining a light in the eye thereby causing the pupils to constrict
b. poking the finger with a pin and then moving the entire arm in response
c. the doctor tapping on the patellar tendon causing the lower leg to move in response to the tapping

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