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A reflex arc does not involve
  1. The brain
  2. A receptor
  3. A motor pathway
  4. A sensory pathway

A
A receptor
B
The brain
C
A sensory pathway
D
A motor pathway
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A reflex arc is a simple nervous pathway and consists of the sensory receptor, afferent neuron, center, efferent neuron and effector organ.
The afferent/sensory neurons transmit the sensory information from sensory receptors to the spinal cord (sensory pathway). The interneurons of spinal cord integrate the incoming information and signal is relayed to motor/efferent neurons.
The motor pathway transmits the signal from motor neurons to the effector organs (muscles and glands etc). Thus, reflex arc transmits the information from receptor to effector via the spinal cord. The brain is not the part of the reflex arc.

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