Question

question
which of the following is an example of a reflex classification based on the nature of the resulting motor response?
answer
innate or acquired reflexes
cranial or spinal reflexes
somatic or visceral (autonomic) reflexes
monosynaptic or polysynaptic reflexes
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Explanation:

• Innate or acquired reflexes: Classification based on origin (inborn or learned).
• Cranial or spinal reflexes: Classification based on the location of the reflex arc (brain - related or spinal cord - related).
• Somatic or visceral (autonomic) reflexes: Somatic reflexes involve skeletal muscles (motor response is to move skeletal muscles), and visceral (autonomic) reflexes involve smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, or glands (motor response is related to internal organ functions). This is a classification based on the nature of the resulting motor response.
• Monosynaptic or polysynaptic reflexes: Classification based on the number of synapses in the reflex arc.

Answer:

Somatic or visceral (autonomic) reflexes