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The spinal cord relays messages between the brain and body, making it possible to move and fell sensation.

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yes the spinal cord does control the reflex action

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Q: Does the spinal cord control reflexes?
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What cord mediated reflexes?

The knee and elbow reflexes


Do reflexes always involve the spinal cord?

Yes, the spinal cord controls ALL of your reflexes!


What is the superficial cord reflex?

Superficial cord reflexes are the reflexes that happen when the body is exposed to pain. Superficial cord reflexes are centered in the spinal cord not the brain.


Spinal reflexes are produced in what?

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What responsible for autonomic reflexes?

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Why do reflexes juat happen?

because they occur in the spinal cord and not the brain so you don't have any control over them.


What part of your nervous system control simple reflexes?

The autonomic nervous system does. It works at the level of the spinal cord.


The simplest reflexes are mediated at the level of the?

spinal cord


Do reflexes occur in the spinal cord?

the spinal cords role in reflexes is to help you move about when it is needed when reacting to a stimuli


What are the three major functions of the spinal cord?

conduction,locomotion,reflexes


What is the area of the nervous system that is responsible for mediating reflexes?

The spinal cord.


What is the homeostatic value of flexor reflexes?

Reflexes help to maintain homeostasis by permitting the body to make exceedingly rapid adjustments to homeostatic imbalances (The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves).