A person can consciously inhibit a reflex because 

A. the reflex occurs exclusively in the spinal cord.
B. all body responses are under voluntary control.
C. the impulse goes to the cerebral cortex.
D. repolarization occurs in an upward direction.


C. the impulse goes to the cerebral cortex.

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