Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Somatic reflexes involve responses by skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles.
2. The stretch reflex is the tendency of a muscle to stretch when it is overcontracted.
3. The tendon reflex is the inhibition of a muscle's contraction that occurs when its tendon is excessively stretched.
4. The crossed extension reflex is the contraction of the extensors on one side of the body when the flexors are contracted on the other side.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
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