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Reflexes
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- 1Define a reflexinvoluntary, stereotypes response to a stimulus
- 2What are tendon jerks produced by?muscle stretch
- 3Circulatory of tendon jerk
- 4The process is disynaptic, what does this mean?two synapses present, one excitatory one inhibitory
- 5What is the normal function of the monosynaptic reflex circuit?stretch reflex
- 6What is the stretch reflex for?maintains a constant muscle length
- 7What is vestibulo-ocular movement?movement of the head relative to the object
- 8What is visual pursuit?movement of object relative to the eyes
- 9What kind of loop does vestibulo-ocular movement have?open (faster)
- 10What kind of loop does the visual pursuit have?closed loop
- 11Is the control reflex open or closed loop?closed
- 12What reflex is in open loop?The protective reflex (withdrawal from standing on a pin)
- 13What are the flexor and cross extensor reflex mediated by?chains of interneurones (polysynaptic)
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- physio and neuro Flashcards on Reflexes, created by KatieReid on 28/04/2013.
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