Which type of neuron does the sensory neuron synapse with in a monosynaptic reflex?
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motor neuron
Reflex arc
 neuron does the sensory neuron synapse with in a monosynaptic reflex
Reflex arc Stretch reflex Patellar reflex Cutaneous reflex in human locomotion Withdrawal reflex Gamma motor neuron Somatic nervous system Alpha motor neuron Talk:Reflex arc Golgi tendon reflex
A <b>reflex</b> arc is a neural pathway that controls a <b>reflex</b>. In vertebrates, most <b>sensory</b> 
<b>neurons do</b> not pass directly into the brain, but <b>synapse</b> in the ... only one <b>sensory</b> 
<b>neuron</b> and one motor <b>neuron</b>, it is defined as <b>monosynaptic</b>, referring to the&nbsp;... The stretch reflex (myotatic reflex) is a muscle contraction in response to 
stretching within the muscle. A spinal reflex is a fast response that involves an 
afferent signal into the spinal cord and an efferent signal out to the muscle. The 
stretch reflex <b>can</b> be a <b>monosynaptic reflex</b> which provides automatic ... The 
afferent <b>sensory neuron</b> is the structure that carries the signal from the&nbsp;... The patellar <b>reflex</b> or knee-jerk is a stretch <b>reflex</b> which tests the L2, L3, and L4 
segments of the spinal cord. Contents. 1 Mechanism; 2 Purpose of testing; 3 
History; 4 In popular culture; 5 See also; 6 Notes; 7 References. Mechanism[edit]. 
This section <b>does</b> not cite any sources. ... Instead, the <b>sensory neuron synapses</b> 
directly on a motor <b>neuron</b> in the spinal&nbsp;... Cutaneous, or skin reflexes, are activated by skin receptors and play a valuable 
role in ... The general pathway of a spinal reflex is one which involves <b>neurons</b> ... 
in the <b>monosynaptic reflex</b>, which only contains one <b>synapse</b>, or more 
complicated, ... or latency, between the electrical stimulation of the <b>sensory</b> 
<b>neuron</b> and the&nbsp;... The withdrawal <b>reflex</b> is a spinal <b>reflex</b> intended to protect the body from 
damaging stimuli. ... Spinal <b>reflexes</b> are often <b>monosynaptic</b> and are mediated by 
a simple <b>reflex</b> arc. A withdrawal <b>reflex</b> is mediated by a ... The <b>sensory neuron</b> 
then <b>synapses</b> with interneurons that connect to motor <b>neurons</b>. Some of these 
send motor&nbsp;... A gamma motor <b>neuron</b> (γ motor <b>neuron</b>), also called gamma <b>motoneuron</b>, is a 
type of lower ... Unlike the alpha motor <b>neurons</b>, gamma motor <b>neurons do</b> not 
directly adjust the ... lower <b>monosynaptic reflex</b> (a reflex arc involving only a 
<b>sensory</b> and motor <b>neuron</b>), which ... Electrical <b>synapse</b>/Gap junction &middot; Chemical 
<b>synapse</b>. The singular example of a <b>monosynaptic reflex</b> is the patellar reflex. The next 
simplest reflex arc is a three-element chain, beginning with <b>sensory neurons</b>, 
which&nbsp;... Alpha (α) motor <b>neurons</b> (also called alpha motoneurons), are large, multipolar 
lower motor ... Not all cranial nerve nuclei contain α-MNs; those that <b>do</b> are motor 
nuclei, ... The knee-jerk reflex is an example of such a <b>monosynaptic reflex</b>. ... 
Alpha motor <b>neurons</b> send fibers that mainly <b>synapse</b> on extrafusal muscle fibers. What <b>does</b> the sentence &quot;The main source of the <b>reflex</b> action is through the ... 
This article is in dispute over whether the patellar <b>reflex</b> is <b>monosynaptic</b> or 
polysynaptic. ... &quot;The neural connection from the primary <b>sensory neurons</b> to the 
motor ... However, the Ia inhibitory <b>interneuron synapses</b> on the contralateral 
muscle&nbsp;... The Golgi tendon <b>reflex</b> is an inhibitory effect on the muscle resulting from the 
muscle tension ... GTOs&#39; inhibitory effects come from their <b>reflex</b> arcs: the Ib 
<b>sensory</b> fibers that ... The fibers also make direct excitatory <b>synapses</b> onto 
motoneurons that ... First, as a load is placed on the muscle, the afferent <b>neuron</b> 
from the Golgi&nbsp;...
motor neuron
Reflex arc