Tendon- organ Quadriceps (extensors) + Excitatory synapse - Inhibitory synapse Hamstrings (flexors) (3a) Efferent impulses to muscle with stretched tendon are damped. Muscle relaxes, reducing tension. Spinal cord Efferent impulses to antagonist muscle cause it to contract. Interneurons Diagram a crossed extensor reflex arc labeling the afferent sensory fiber, interneurons

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1 Quadriceps strongly
contracts. Tendon
organs are activated.
201
Tendon-
organ
Quadriceps
(extensors)
+ Excitatory synapse
- Inhibitory synapse
Hamstrings
(flexors)
(3a Efferent
impulses to muscle
with stretched
tendon are damped.
Muscle relaxes,
reducing tension.
(2) Afferent fibers synapse with
interneurons in the spinal cord.
C
Spinal cord
(3b) Efferent impulses
to antagonist muscle
cause it to contract.
Interneurons
Diagram a crossed extensor reflex arc labeling the afferent sensory fiber, interneurons
(indicate excitatory or inhibitory), and efferent motor fibers.
35
Transcribed Image Text:1 Quadriceps strongly contracts. Tendon organs are activated. 201 Tendon- organ Quadriceps (extensors) + Excitatory synapse - Inhibitory synapse Hamstrings (flexors) (3a Efferent impulses to muscle with stretched tendon are damped. Muscle relaxes, reducing tension. (2) Afferent fibers synapse with interneurons in the spinal cord. C Spinal cord (3b) Efferent impulses to antagonist muscle cause it to contract. Interneurons Diagram a crossed extensor reflex arc labeling the afferent sensory fiber, interneurons (indicate excitatory or inhibitory), and efferent motor fibers. 35
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