John Swammerdam’s contribution to the study of reflexes was to show that
a. muscle contractions were not produced by an infusion of gas.
b. mechanical irritation of a nerve produced a muscle contraction. c. nerves are hollow tubes.
d. separate nerves are involved in sensory and motor transmission.
ANSWER: b
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