LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 8MC
Which type of neuronal pool uses nerve impulse feedback to repeatedly stimulate the circuit?
| a | Converging circuit |
| b. | Diverging circuit |
| c | Reverberating circuit |
| d | Parallel-after-discharge circuit |
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