John Swammerdam's contribution to the study of reflexes was to show that
A)muscle contractions were not produced by an infusion of gas.
B)mechanical irritation of a nerve produced a muscle contraction.
C)nerves are hollow tubes.
D)separate nerves are involved in sensory and motor transmission.

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John Swammerdam's contribution to the study of reflexes was to show that mechanical irritation of a nerve produced a muscle contraction. He also discovered the concept of the reflex arc, which involves the transmission of sensory information from a sensory neuron to the spinal cord, and then the transmission of motor information from the spinal cord to a muscle. This discovery helped lay the foundation for the modern understanding of reflexes.

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