KROK 1 2013 – Question 8 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
It has been experimentally proven that the excitation of the motor neurons of flexor muscles is accompanied by the inhibition of the motor neurons of extensor muscles. What type of inhibition underlies this phenomenon?
- A. Feedback
- B. Pessimal
- C. Inhibition after excitation
- D. Lateral
- E. Reciprocal
Hint
Think about how spinal interneurons coordinate muscles with opposing actions during a movement such as bending a limb.
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