A&P - Chapter 21 (Part 3) Flashcards
1
Q
What does the somatic nervous system include?
A
All the voluntary motor pathways outside the CNS
2
Q
What is an example of a somatic effector?
A
Skeletal muscles
3
Q
Reflex
A
An action that results from a nerve impulse passing over a reflex arc
- predictable response to a stimulus
4
Q
Where is the cranial reflex?
A
In the brain
5
Q
Where is the spinal reflex?
A
In the spinal cord
6
Q
Somatic reflex
A
Contraction of skeletal muscles
7
Q
Autonomic (visceral) reflex
A
Contraction of smooth muscles, cardiac muscles or secretion by glands
8
Q
What is the clinical importance for reflexes?
A
You are able to predict the response
9
Q
What is an example of a reflex?
A
Knee jerk reflex
- hit the patella
