Which of the following events in a stretch reflex occurs last?

A. alpha motor neurons transmit action potentials to muscle causing contraction
B. muscle spindle detects stretch of muscle
C. afferent neurons conduct action potentials to the spinal cord
D. afferent neurons synapse with alpha motor neurons
E. muscle is stretched


A

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