SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260172195
Author: VanPutte
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 12.2, Problem 7AYP
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The parts of a monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflex arc, a reflex, and the way by which reflexes are homeostatic.

Introduction:

The neuronal pathway that regulates a reflex is called the reflex arc. It is the basic operative unit of the nervous system that is able to receive a stimulus and generate a response.

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