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Peripheral Nervous System

Which reflex involves contraction of skeletal muscle?

Go with C — Somatic reflex. Within Peripheral Nervous System, that statement lines up with the standard definition and the usual exam wording you’ll see. In plain terms, Somatic reflex is the option that correctly names the structure, process, or principle asked for in Peripheral Nervous System. Holding that picture in mind makes Somatic reflex feel natural rather than something you only memorise. Link the term to a real body example (organ, tissue, or ion flow) so the idea stays concrete under exam pressure. A short mental diagram helps — start from stimulus or structure, follow the pathway, and stop at the functional result described by Somatic reflex.

Ref: Animal physiology is Unit 7 of the CSIR NET Life Science Syllabus, covering core body systems. It accounts for roughly 10% of the total marks in Sections B and C.

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Peripheral Nervous System

Spinal reflexes are integrated mainly in the:

Answer: C) Spinal cord gray matter. For Peripheral Nervous System, once you lock onto the key mechanism or definition, Spinal cord gray matter is the clear fit. If you restate the concept in your own words, the functional job described in the stem is exactly what Spinal cord gray matter does in Peripheral Nervous System. So Spinal cord gray matter is the clean, accurate selection. If a similar stem appears later, start from the same core fact and you will land on the same kind of answer. In class notes, highlight this same phrase next to the related diagram so the wording and the picture reinforce each other.

Ref: Animal physiology is Unit 7 of the CSIR NET Life Science Syllabus, covering core body systems. It accounts for roughly 10% of the total marks in Sections B and C.

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