A paraplegic patient excitedly reports seeing his foot move when he was being turned. This phenomenon is best explained as:
1. a reflexive movement.
2. a return of motor function.
3. an early symptom of autonomic dysreflexia.
4. a result of hypertonicity of the muscle.
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Reflexive action is a movement that does not require communication to the brain via the spinal cord.
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