Reflxes Flashcards
1
Q
Reflex
A
Fixed response to stimuli
2
Q
Voluntary reflex
Involuntary reflex
A
Voluntary- involve brain
Involuntary- don’t involve brain
3
Q
Neuron
A
Specialised cells that conduct electrical
Responses
4
Q
Reflex arc
A
Neural pathway by which the reflex travels
Control involuntary reflexes
5
Q
Canine epilepsy
A
Stimuli trigger seizure
Flashing light,noises,stress
Twitching,collapsing
6
Q
How reflexes work
A
Receptor detect stimuli
Impulses sent along sensory Neuton by peripheral nervous system to spinal cord.
CNS procces information in spine
Then sent from CNS along Motory Neuron to effector
Necessary response taken.
Called the reflex arc
