Meaning reflexes
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unlearned automatic responses to physical stimuli such pulling one’s hand away from a flame, throwing one’s arms when thrown off balance or sneezing.
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An abnormal response to a stimulus applied to the sensory components of the Nervous System. This may take the form of increased, decreased, or absent reflexes.
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An Abnormal Reflex consisting of dorsiflexion of the great toe and abduction of the other toes in response to cutaneous stimulation of the plantar surface of the Foot.
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A response by the Baroreceptors to increased Blood Pressure. Increased Pressure stretches Blood Vessels which activates the Baroreceptors in the vessel walls. The net response of the Central Nervous S [..]
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A Reflex wherein impulses are conveyed from the cupulas of the Semicircular Canals and from the Otolithic Membrane of the Saccule and Utricle via the Vestibular Nuclei of the Brain Stem and the median [..]
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Considered the simplest and most fundamental movements, they are relatively fixed, automatic muscle responses to particular stimuli, such as the slight extension of the leg when a physician taps the k [..]
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involuntary movements of the body caused by nerve impulses in response to stimuli
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