Path of reflex action is

Receptor → Brain → Muscles

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Receptor → Spinal cord → Muscles

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Muscles → Receptor → Brain

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Muscles → Spinal cord → Muscles

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The correct option is B Receptor → Spinal cord → Muscles
Reflex action is an immediate involuntary action of any organ or part of the body in response to a particular stimulus. Path of a reflex action is:

Receptor → Spinal cord → Muscles

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Q. Question 5
Which is the correct sequence of the components of a reflex arc?

(a) Receptors→ Muscles→ Sensory neuron→ Motor neuron→ Spinal cord
(b) Receptors→ Motor neuron → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle
(c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle
(d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle

Q. Question 5
Which is the correct sequence of the components of a reflex arc?

(a) Receptors→ Muscles→ Sensory neuron→ Motor neuron→ Spinal cord
(b) Receptors→ Motor neuron → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle
(c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle
(d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle

Q. One of the following gives the correct sequence of the components in a reflex arc. This is :
(a) Receptors → Muscle → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Spinal cord
(b) Receptors → Motor neuron → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle
(c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle
(d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle

The sequence of the components of a reflex arc is

$R e c e p t o r s \to S p i n a l c o r d \to S e n s o r y n e u r o n \to M o t o r n e u r o n \to M u s c l e s$

Which of the following statements are true?
(i) Sudden reaction in response to the stimulus is called reflex action.
(ii) Sensory neurons carry signals from the spinal cord to muscles.
(iii) Motor neurons carry signals from receptors to spinal cord.
(iv) The path through which signals are transmitted from a receptor to a muscle or a gland is called reflex arc.

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Path of reflex action is

The correct option is B Receptor → Spinal cord → Muscles Reflex action is an immediate involuntary action of any organ or part of the body in response to a particular stimulus. Path of a reflex action is: Receptor → Spinal cord → Muscles

The correct option is B Receptor → Spinal cord → Muscles
Reflex action is an immediate involuntary action of any organ or part of the body in response to a particular stimulus. Path of a reflex action is:

Receptor → Spinal cord → Muscles