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Posted by CL on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11:14pm.

a) Explain why the knee-jerk reflex still functions in a person with a severed spinal cord.

b) Why is there no sensation of the stimulus?

biology - SraJMcGin, Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 10:26am
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