(S1W2) Control of Muscle Activation part 12 - random add ons

Question 1

What is a reflex?

Answer 1

a subconscious stimulus-response mechanism

Question 2

What is a reflex arc?

Answer 2

• the neural pathway of a single reflex
• stimulus –> afferent neuron –> info processing in central nervous system –> efferent motoneuron –> response/effector (muscle)