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    The Stretch Reflex
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The Stretch Reflex

Question 57

Question 57

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The stretch reflex


A) involves a receptor called the Golgi tendon organ.
B) is important in regulating muscle length.
C) is an example of a polysynaptic reflex.
D) is activated when a skeletal muscle lengthens.
E) both B and D

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