alleryStart learning →Which structure acts as an effector in a limb-withdrawal reflex?
AAn incoming sensory fibre
BA contracting limb muscle
CA spinal relay neuron
DA skin heat receptor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A contracting limb muscle
An effector carries out a response; in limb withdrawal it is a muscle.
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