Item #7 of 10

The sensory neuron of the Golgi tendon organ ____________.

inhibits a motor neuron in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord;
inhibits a motor neuron in the ventral horn of the spinal cord;
excites a motor neuron in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord;
excites a motor neuron in the ventral horn of the spinal cord;
none of the alternatives provided is correct;

INCORRECT - Motor neurons in the ventral horn of the spinal cord are inhibited, not excited, by sensory neurons of Golgi tendon organs.

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