Are reflexes different to reactions? Yes. An example of a reflex is when someone taps the knee (patella) tendon softly with a mallet. Your knee lurches forward and your brain has no control over its ...

The direct synapse with alpha motor neurons and the absence of interneurons is why this reflex is known as "monosynaptic"; there is only one synapse. - Example: The patellar reflex (knee-jerk ...