Describe the role of different structures (shown in the figure below) involved in the coordination of a reflex action and the sequence of events that occur(6 marks).

A receptor detects a stimulus and generates electrical impulses in response. Electrical signals are then conducted by a sensory neuron to the spinal cord. Neurotransmitter molecules then cross the synapse between the sensory and relay neuron; in this way electrical signals are converted to chemical signals. The neurotransmitter molecules initiate electrical signals in the relay neuron which conducts the impulse to a motor neuron, again via a chemical synapse. The motor neuron then causes a response in the effector, for example muscle contraction or glandular secretion.

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