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What type of response occurs in a persons somatic nervous system when he or she touches a pot of boiling water?
they would react to it
Reflex that control skeletal muscle are called?
Somatic Reflex
What is corneal reflex somatic?
yes it is somatic
How are somatic and autonomic reflexes similar and how are they different?
An autonomic reflex is one that involves the response of an organ, such as the peristaltic contraction of the smooth muscle of the intestines, that is not controlled consciously. Somatic reflexes involve a response that involves a skeletal muscle contraction in response to a stimuli. Sensory nerves send signals through an afferent pathway to the central nervous system for processing. If a quick response is needed, the spinal cord will send out a signal back out the efferent pathway to the appropriate skeletal muscle. The signal is also sent up the spinal cord to the brain for further processing. This 'splitting' of the signal allows the reflex to happen quicker than if the signal were sent only to the brain for processing before a response could be initiated. The autonomic reflex is associated with one branch of the peripheral nervous system that regulates the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions; these include internal organs and glands. A somatic reflex is part of the other branch of the peripheral nervous system that controls skeletal muscle movements, including the reflexes, like the knee jerk test that a doctor would give you.
What is somatic nervouse system?
he somatic nervous system (SoNSOr voluntary nervous system) is the part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles. The SoNS consists of efferent nerves responsible for stimulating muscle contraction, including all the non-sensory neurons connected with skeletal muscles and skin.
What is somatic theory?
somatic theory is a response that is shown physically.
What is patellar knee-jerk reflex a somatic or autonomic reflex?
yes, the knee relfex felt when tapped just below the knee cap on the patellar tendon is a somatic reflex which is a contraction of skeletal muscles. the opposite would be autonomic relfexes which consist of contractions of smooth or cardiac muscle or secretion by glands.
Voluntary movements are under the control of the?
The somatic nervous system controls the skeletal system and voluntary movement by stimulating muscle contraction. Parts of the somatic nervous system are spinal nerves, cranial nerves, association nerves.
When someone touches a hot stove the rapid automatic preprogrammed response that preserves homeostasis is provided by what?
Somatic reflex
What type of response occurs in a persons somatic nervous system when he or she touches a pot of boiling water?
they would react to it
What is the difference the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system?
Autonomic is the automatic nervous system eg pain response (something you cannot not control) while the somatic nervous system is the thing we can control.
Jhindra's twitching facial muscles were a response to the stress of moving to a new country the doctor said?
Jhindra's twitching facial muscles were a response to the stress of moving to a new country the doctor said it was a somatic response.
In response to a muscle being overstretched a muscle spindle generates a somatic spinal reflex that ultimately causes what response?
Both contaction of the agonist muscle and relaxation of the antagonist muscle
What nervous system controls the skeletal muscle contractions?
The central nervous system supplies the body and muscle contraction. Striated muscle (skeletal muscle) contract voluntary with exception of the heart which is striated involuntary smooth muscle.
Flexor reflex somatic or autonomic?
it is a somatic reflex
What are the basic principles of somatic motor pathways?
The basic "principal" behind somatic motor pathways is a pathway from your "brain" or regions in or near the brain where nerve impluses travel from and go to skeletal muscle to cause a muscle contraction. (It's complicated, but doesn't get any more basic than this) -Jordan Bourne
What cell are involved in the inflammatory response?
The first inflammatory cell would be the neutrophil, but the first somatic cells to be involved are likely either thrombocytes or erythrocytes.
