A basic spinal reflex involves input from a sensory neuron (e.g., pain from stepping on a tack) to a motor neuron in the spinal cord (which would lift the leg). The level of analysis of this reflex is the _______ level.
A) neural systems
B) synaptic
C) circuit
D) molecular

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The circuit level involves the connections between neurons that form a specific pathway for a particular reflex or behavior, which is the case for the basic spinal reflex. The neural systems level would involve broader networks of neurons and brain areas involved in more complex functions, while the synaptic and molecular levels are more focused on the communication between individual neurons and the molecules involved in that communication.

A Basic Spinal Reflex Involves Input from a Sensory Neuron