TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Reflexes: Remember the Afferent Limb
A1  - Brust, John C. M. 
PY  - 1
T2  - Practice of Neural Science: A Case-Based Approach
AB  - The  simplest  human  reflex,  elicited  by  rapidly  stretching  a  muscle,  is  called  the  tendon  (or  deep  tendon  or  muscle  stretch)  reflex.  The  afferent  end  is  the  muscle  spindle  (Figure  6–1),  and  the  sensory  pathway  is  monosynaptically  linked  to  motor  neurons,  resulting  in  contraction  of  the  stretched  muscle  (Figure  6–2).  Depending  on  your  concept  of  free  will,  the  most  complicated  motor  behaviors,  and  even  thinking  itself,  might  be  considered  reflexic,  with  internal  or  external  stimuli  triggering  an  exceedingly  complex  reflex  arc  that  ultimately  produces  an  effecter  response.  We  previously  focused  on  such  free  will  reflexes.  In  this  part  of  the  neurological  examination,  we  focus  on  monosynaptic  tendon  reflexes  and  polysynaptic  superficial  reflexes  of  a  simple,  stereotypic  nature.  
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CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180669330
ER  -