In intersegmental reflex, the afferents come from
Correct Answer: Muscle spindles
Description: Ans. (d) Muscle spindles(Ref: Ganong, 25th ed/p.230)Stretch reflex is an intersegmental reflexWhen a skeletal muscle with an intact nerve supply is stretched with in physiological limits, it contracts. This response is called the stretch reflexThe receptor for this stretch reflex is muscle spindles
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