Before revision: A common example of reciprocal innervation, is the effect of the nocifensive reflex, otherwise commonly known as the withdrawal reflex; a type of involuntary action of the body to remove the body part from the vicinity of an offending object by contracting the appropriate muscles (usually flexor muscles), while relaxing the extensor muscles.
After revision: or defensive response to pain,A common example of reciprocal innervation, is the effect of the nocifensive reflex, otherwise commonly known as the withdrawal reflex; a type of involuntary action of the body to remove the body part from the vicinity of an offending object by contracting the appropriate muscles (usually flexor muscles), while relaxing the extensor muscles.