Human Anatomy, Books a la Carte Edition (8th Edition)

8th Edition

ISBN: 9780134283395

Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Patricia Brady Wilhelm, Jon B. Mallatt

Publisher: PEARSON

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If there is no interneuron in a reflex arc, as in the stretch reflex, what functions as the integration center?

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Human Anatomy, Books a la Carte Edition (8th Edition)

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If there is no interneuron in a reflex arc, as in the stretch reflex, what functions as the integration center?

Solution Summary: The author explains that the reflex arc is a nerve pathway involved in reflex action. The spinal cord and the brain are the main integration centers as they process and integrate sensory information received by sensory neurons.

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