Reflex Flashcards

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Reaction time vs reflex

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Reaction time requires processing

Reflex does not require processing

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What is reflex

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Automatic response to strong stimuli

Doesn’t usually involve higher level interpretation

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What is the pathway of the reflex arc?

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Stimulus –> sensory neuron –> association neuron in spinal cord –> motor neuron –> motor end plate –> reflex!

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What is the acceptant pathway?

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Signal to the spinal cord

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What is the efferent pathway?

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Signal away from the spinal cord

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