What are the components of a reflex arc and what is the difference between a somatic motor reflex and a visceral reflex arc?

Q: What are Protective Reflexes?

A: A reflex is an involuntary and instantaneous movement of the body in response to any stimulus. It…

Q: What are all the five reflex arc components for the Ciliospinal Reflex? What is the receptor, the…

A: Ciliospinal reflex consists of dilation of the ipsilateral pupil in response to pain applied to the…

Q: Do all reflexes require sensory inputs from the same muscle bundle?

A: Introduction Sensory input is the stimulation of a sense organ, causing a nerve impulse to travel to…

Q: All somatic reflexes share all of the following properties except a. they are quick. b. they are…

A: The brain is the organ that is Central to the nervous system. The nerves throughout our body carries…

Q: What is the significance of reflex action?

A: Nervous system involves highly complex part of the animal that controls and co-ordinates the actions…

Q: What makes this an ipsilateral reflex?

A: An involuntary movement or exercise of function in a part produced in response to an excitation…

Q: What is the sensory receptor in the knee-jerk reflex?

A: The nervous system is highly complex among different organ systems in animals. By transmitting…

Q: Why do many of the reflexes of infancy disappear by 1 year of age?

A: Neonatal reflexes, also known as primitive reflexes, are inborn behavioral traits that emerge during…

Q: A flexor withdrawal reflex shows all the following properties, except :-a- recruitmentb- prepotent…

A: Somatic motor activity depends ultimately on the pattern and discharge rate of spinal motor neurons…

Q: What are the five reflex arc components for the Achilles Tendon Reflex? Receptor, the type of the…

A: Reflex is a spontaneous involuntary response to the stimulus. Reflex arc is a pathway that carries…

Q: Are interneurons important elements of the local level of the motor control hierarchy? Explain how?

A: Interneurons are connector neurons that connect the two regions of the brain. They facilitate the…

Q: List the components of a reflex arc.

A: The nervous framework or the neural framework is a mind boggling organization of neurons particular…

Q: What is the specific reflex arc, the function of the reflex, and the clinical appilications specific…

A: Reflex is an involuntary and automatic action response to some stimuli.

Q: What is the importance of the baroreceptor reflex to our daily activities? Discuss.

A: Reflex action is a type of involuntary action control by Spinal cord. Baroreceptors are the…

Q: What do you mean by reflex action? What is its mechanism and significance?

A: The nervous system consists of nervous tissues. Neurons, also known as nerve cells are the…

Q: If a reflex is a limited circuit within the somatic system,why do physical and neurological exams…

A: Somatic nervous system is one of the two components of peripheral nervous system. It is responsible…

Q: Describe and explain the importance of reflex pathways, including spinal reflexes

A: Reflexes are perhaps the simplest form of behavior, involving a response to a stimulus. In the…

Q: Where the reflex arcs are formed?

A: A reflex arc is the pathway followed by nerves which carry sensory information from the receptor to…

Q: Draw a well labelled diagram of reflex arc?

A: When the body performs an involuntary action in response to a sudden stimulus that is processed and…

Q: Define the terms reflex and spinal reflex and identify the components of a reflex arc

A: Reflex, Spinal reflex and Reflex arc are inter-related to each other. All these three are related to…

Q: Reflexes can be somatic (as in the knee jerk response) or visceral (as in vomiting). Given that both…

A: Reflexes are neuronal circuits that regulate the internal and external environments of the body and…

Q: What kind of muscle is stimulated by the somatic (motor)?

A: According to guidelines we have to answer the first question only. so please kindly post the…

Q: Name the parts of a reflex and describe how a reflex works

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Q: Give the examples of reflex action?

A: The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord. The spinal cord sends…

Q: Give a short note on the reflex action ?

A: A reflex action is an autonomic and rapid response to a stimulus, which minimizes any damage to the…

Q: What are the five reflex arc components for the patellar reflex? Receptor, the type of the…

A: Reflex is a spontaneous involuntary response to the stimulus. Reflex arc is a pathway that carries…

Q: What is the homeostatic value of flexor reflexes?

A: The neuron or nerve cell is the longest cell in the human body. Their body is subdivided into three…

Q: How does the circuitry of a reflex facilitate a rapid response?

A: Reflexes are the autonomic responses that are coordinated with the spinal cord through sensory,…

Q: Differentiate between natural and conditioned reflex.

A: A reflex is an automatic or involuntary activity that your body does in response to something…

Q: Describe the properties of a reflex

A: The autonomic or involuntary and repetitive response that stimulates the afferent fibers to pass the…

Q: Know the reflex control pathway and what each thing does.

A: A reflex, or reflex action, is a spontaneous and rapid movement in response to any stimuli. A neural…

Q: After injuring his back lifting a sofa, Tom exhibits a positive Babinski reflex. What does this…

A: When the body receives any certain stimuli then a response occurs that is known as a reflex. And the…

Q: T or F. Motor signals originating in the cortex can't interfere with motor reflex response? T or F.…

A: 1) the correct answer is - TRUE but it has restrictions upto a limit. This statement is neither…

Q: Which statement is correct about reflexes? a. The patellar reflex tests the S1–S3 spinal nerve…

A: The various physiological and physical activities occurring in the body are controlled by the…

Q: The central junction of the reflex arc for the patellar reflex consists only of a synapse between…

A: The reflex arc is a nerve or neural pathway which a nerve impulse follows. It is a pathway involved…

Q: Name the components of a visceral reflex specific to the autonomic division to which it belongs

A: In signal transduction, the reflex action can be defined as the involuntary, spontaneous or…

Q: Name the kinds of neurons involved in a reflex action and tell each neuron does

A: Reflex action is an involuntary,  unplanned,  sequence of action and nearly instantaneous movement…

Q: Trace the reflex arc, naming efferent and afferent nerves, receptors, effectors, and integration…

A: The calcaneal tendon is also called the heel cord or the Achilles tendon. It is located on the…

Q: Diagram such a reflex arc and label the five major components.

A: Charles Scott Sherrington was a notable neurophysiologist who discovered that the communication…

Q: Muscle fatigue has been suggested as one factor that can increase the chances of non-contact sports…

A: * Anterior cruciate ligaments found inside knee joint.which cross each other to form an "X"…