Answer
A monosynaptic reflex has only one central synapse in the CNS.
Work Step by Step
The stretch reflex, and the knee jerk (patellar tendon) reflex are monosynaptic reflexes, but the plantar reflex is a polysynaptic, ipsilateral reflex
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
by Saladin, Kenneth
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0073403717
ISBN 13:
978-0-07340-371-7
Chapter 13 - Section 13.3 - Figure 13.23 - The Flexor and Crossed Extension Reflexes - Page 500: 2
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