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REFLEX ARC A Reflex arc is the neural pathway that mediates a reflex action. In higher animals, most sensory neurons do not pass directly into the brain, but synapse in the spinal cord. This characteristic allows reflex actions to occur relatively quickly by activating spinal motor neurons without the delay of routing signals through the brain, although the brain will receive sensory input while the reflex action occurs. There are two types of Reflex Arc - Autonomic reflex arc affecting inner organs and Somatic reflex arc affecting muscles. When a reflex arc consists of only two neurons in an animal -one sensory neuron, and one motor neuron-, it is defined as Monosynaptic. Monosynaptic refers to the presence of a single chemical synapse. In the case of peripheral muscle reflexes like Patellar reflex, Achilles reflex, brief stimulation to the muscle spindle results in contraction of the agonist or Effector muscle. By contrast, in Polysynaptic reflex pathways, one or more Interneurons connect afferent (sensory) and efferent (motor) signals. All but the most simple reflexes are polysynaptic, allowing processing or inhibition of polysynaptic reflexes within the spinal cord.