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Identify the statements as true/false. (xiii) Reflex action is under direct control of the brain.

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False.

• Most reflex actions are controlled by the spinal cord through reflex arcs.

• Reflex arcs are formed in this spinal cord itself, although the information input also goes on to reach the brain.

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