The kneejerk reflex in response to a mallet tap over the patellar ligament

is a conditioned reflex

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is a monosynaptic reflex

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has its reflex centre in the spinal cord

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is mediated by a three neuron reflex are

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Solution

The correct option is B is a monosynaptic reflex
Monosynaptic Reflex is a simple reflex that involves the transmission of an impulse from a sensory neuron to a motor neuron across a single synapse in the spinal cord. The knee-jerk reflex action is an example of such type of reflex.
So, the correct option is 'is a monosynaptic reflex'.

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Spinal cord is involved in reflex action. It is the processing unit for reflex actions because __________.

Which of the following statements are true ?

(i) sudden action in response to something in the environment is called reflex action

(ii) sensory neurons carry electrical signals from spinal cord to muscles in a reflex action

(iii) motor neurons carry signals from receptors to spinal cord in a reflex action

(iv) the pathway of transmitting signals from a receptor to a muscle is a reflex action

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (i) and (iii)

(d) (i) , (ii) and (iii)

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