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Velocity Assessment. Part A. Describe the pathway that the patellar reflex travels and explain why it is...

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Velocity Assessment.

Part A. Describe the pathway that the patellarreflex travels and explain why it is so fast .

Part B. Explain why the blink reflex(involuntary blinking elicited by touching the cornea) might befaster? Explain your reasoning.

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Ans part 1 Patellar jerk reflex is an example of Monosynaptic stretch reflex Monosynaptic stretch reflex or deep tendon reflex is a reflex arc that provides direct communication between sensory and motor neurons innervating the muscle A reflex arc which is made up of 5 components Receptor muscle spindle Afferent fibre muscle spindle    See Answer
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