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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2013

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?

Answer options

  1. Feedback
  2. Lateral
  3. Reciprocal
  4. Pessimal
  5. Inhibition after excitation
Correct answer

Reciprocal

Explanation

Reciprocal, Simple because excitation of one group of muscles (flexors) will inhibit the Extensors.

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