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taurus [48]
4 years ago
15

In the patellar reflex which component serves as the receptor

Biology
1 answer:
elena-14-01-66 [18.8K]4 years ago
5 0
<span>Quadriceps spindle is the receptor. The patellar reflex is also called a knee-j erk reflex. In a knee-j erk reflex arc the sensory neuron directly connects to the motor neuron in the spinal cord. This is called a simple reflex arc. from the spindle to where it connects with the motor neuron in the spinal cord.</span>
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