What is the importance of reciprocal innervation in muscular reflexes?
A. It prevents excessive force on a muscle from resulting in tearing of fibers, or damage to the tendon.
B. It ensures that limbs on the contralateral side of the body perform the same movements as those on the ipsilateral side.
C. It recruits synergistic muscles to come to the aid of a muscle that help it generate force and limb motion.
D. It prevents simultaneous activity of antagonistic muscle groups that would impede limb movement.
E. It maintains signaling along afferent neurons from stretch receptors, even when a muscle shortens rapidly.
Answer: D
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