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Which of the Following Statements About the Knee-Jerk Reflex Is

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Which of the following statements about the knee-jerk reflex is false?


A) It is a monosynaptic reflex.
B) It causes the leg extensor muscle to contract.
C) Chemoreceptors sense a physician's hammer tap.
D) The afferent nerve travels from the receptor to the spinal cord.
E) The motor neuron leaves via a ventral root of the spinal cord.

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