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What causes the let down reflex?
OT - Oxytocin from the posterior pituitary causes milk ejection
Why does jendrassik's manoeuvre alter the amplitude of the reflex response?
It increases the reflex, as the subject is distracted by performing the manoeuvre and is said to prevent conscious anticipation of the reflex. Generally it should cause an increase in the duration and the magnitude of the reflex.
What do you touch in order to trigger a rooting reflex on an infant?
A reflex in infants in which rubbingor scratching about the mouth causes the infant to turn its head toward the stimulus.
What are reflex arcs and reflex actions?
The reflex arc is the nerve pathway that the signal follows. For example, the knee jerk reflex arc has a stimulus going to an interneuron in the spine and a motor neuron completes the arc by causing the knee to jerk. A reflex is just the action itself.
What serves as the effector for micturition reflex arc?
An efferent somatic (pudendal nerve) output to the external sphincter which relaxes the external sphincter and causes the urine to flow through the urethra is the effector part of the reflex arc.
The reflex that causes an infant to close its fist when the palm is touched is called the what reflex?
Grasp reflex
Does A Reflex causes a Stimulus?
Yes
What reflex causes muscles relaxation and lengthening in response to muscle tension?
The reflex of the Golgi tendon.
What agent causes no gag reflex and decreased eye movement and nausea and vomiting?
Botulism causes no gag reflex and decreased eye movement and nausea and vomiting.
What causes the let down reflex?
OT - Oxytocin from the posterior pituitary causes milk ejection
What is called the red light reflex?
The red light reflex (startle response) is a withdrawal response in the abdominal muscles in which the body curves in on itself in response to distress.
If a bee sting on the right thigh causes a quick involuntary reaction of the right arm what kind of reflex occured?
If a bee sting on the right thigh causes a quick involuntary reaction of the right arm, this would be an example of an intersegmental reflex. This is an unconditioned reflex.
Why does jendrassik's manoeuvre alter the amplitude of the reflex response?
It increases the reflex, as the subject is distracted by performing the manoeuvre and is said to prevent conscious anticipation of the reflex. Generally it should cause an increase in the duration and the magnitude of the reflex.
What do you touch in order to trigger a rooting reflex on an infant?
A reflex in infants in which rubbingor scratching about the mouth causes the infant to turn its head toward the stimulus.
What are the causes of delayed ankle reflex relaxation?
hypothyroidism .pregnancy . ankle odema
What is the difference between the red dot sight and the reflex sight?
There is essentially no difference in the two, they both do the same thing but they look different on the outside. Technically speaking, a red-dot is a reflex sight.
The painful stimulus that causes a hand to pull away from a hot iron?
withdrawal reflex
