_____ reflexes cause contraction of a stretched muscle and relaxation of the antagonist muscle. The most famous example is the patellar reflex, in which the muscles of the quadriceps are stretched by tapping the patellar tendon.

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1. _____ reflexes cause contraction of a stretched muscle and relaxation of the antagonist muscle. The most famous example is the patellar reflex, in which the muscles of the quadriceps are stretched by tapping the patellar tendon.