The Reflex Arc

Question 1

What is a reflex?

Answer 1

-a rapid, predictable, and involuntary response to stimulus

Question 2

What is a reflex arc?

Answer 2

-direct route from a sensory neuron, to an inter neuron, to an effector (motor)

Question 3

What is a somatic reflex?

Answer 3

-reflexes that stimulate skeletal muscles

Question 4

What are autonomic reflexes?

Answer 4

-regulate the activity of smooth muscle, heart, and glands