Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves - Figure 13.14 - Page 464: 1

Answer

Reciprocal innervation involves a neural circuit in which the innervation is so arranged that contraction of one muscle and relaxation of its antagonist are triggered simultaneously.

Work Step by Step

In reciprocal innervation a muscle (or a set of muscles) are so related to its ( or their) antagonist(s) that the contraction of the agonist(s) simultaneously triggers the inhibition of their antagonist(s).
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