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Stretch reflexes are used to determine which areas of the body that the central nervous system does not respond to. For instance, if you tap your knee to check reflex, and the leg doesn't move, then you will know that the peripheral nerves that lead to the knee are non-responsive or that the brain isn't receiving a signal from that area.
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What cord mediated reflexes?
The knee and elbow reflexes
What is a c2 spinal cord injury?
A C2 spinal cord injury is an injury to the 2nd spinal segment in the cervical section of the spinal cord.
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?
Introduction. Spinal cord reflexes are simple behaviors produced by central nervous system (CNS) pathways that lie entirely within the spinal cord. The sensory afferent fibers that evoke these reflexes enter the spinal cord and activate spinal motor neurons directly or through a chain of one or more spinal interneurons
What responsible for autonomic reflexes?
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 is the impact of spinal shock?
Spinal shock, which is caused by a spinal cord injury, is characterized by a loss of sensation, motor paralysis, and initial loss of reflexes (which eventually recover). at T1 level what should a nurse be looking for
Why will a c-7 spinal cord injury cause hyperventilation?
Why will a c7 spinal cord injury cause hypoventalation
What does the medical abbreviation SCI mean?
Spinal Cord InjuryIn medical terms, SCI stands for spinal cord injury.1) Science2) Spinal Cord Injuryspinal cord injury
What can happen to a person with spinal cord injury?
a person with a spinal cord injury could become paralyzed or go into a coma
