Reciprocal innervation
A) is associated with the Golgi tendon reflex.
B) stimulates antagonistic muscles.
C) results in reduced resistance to the reflex.
D) reinforces the withdrawal reflex.
E) inhibits the stretch reflex.

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Reciprocal innervation is a process where the activation of one muscle leads to the inhibition of its antagonist muscle, which reinforces the withdrawal reflex by ensuring that the opposing muscle does not counteract the movement.

Reciprocal Innervation