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In the knee jerk reflex effector and re...

In the knee jerk reflex effector and receptor are

A

Muscle spindle and motor endplate respectively

B

Afferent neuron and efferent neuron respectively

C

Motor endplate and muscle spindle respectively

D

Sensory neuron and motor neuron respectively

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C
In the knee jerk reflex effector and receptor are motor endplate and muscle spindle respectively.
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