Reflex quiz
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 stretch reflex | stimulus is unexpected stretch of muscle, response is muscle contraction of that muscle that was stretched; monosynaptic response, no interneuron involved |
| golgi tendon reflex | stimulus is intense skeletal muscle stretching; response is prevention of excessive tension of muscles and tendons, which could damage them |
| withdrawal reflex | stimulus is pain; response is removal of body part from painful stimulus |
| reflex arch | basic functional unit of the nervous system |
| monosynaptic | simple; sensory neuron synapser directly with motor neurons |
| polysynaptic | complex; more than one interneuron exists between sensory and motor neurons |
| five components of reflex arch | sensory receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, and effect organ |
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