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The somatic 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.
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∙ 13y agoThe somatic reflex arc is a neural circuit that travels through the spinal cord. It allows the body to respond to the stimulus before the brain interprets the message/ impulse. For example, when you burn yourself, you automatically pull your hand away without even thinking about it.
When a stimulus causes a message in the sensory receptors, it travels along a sensory neuron, then reaches an interneuron. Here, it SPLITS. One message goes to the brain, but one message goes to a motor neuron. The message in the motor neuron causes the muscle to contract before the brain can even interpret the message.
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Is a effector are skeletal muscles a somatic reflex or a autonomic reflex?
Somatic reflex
Reflex that control skeletal muscle are called?
Somatic Reflex
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.
What is corneal reflex somatic?
yes it is somatic
How hormones function in a reflex arc?
Hormones have nothing to do in reflex arc.
Reflexes are not carried to the brain?
A reflex arc does not pass through the brain. The somatic reflex arc and autonomic reflex arc are two types.
Why is the patellar reflex called a somatic reflex?
The Patellar reflex is an example of a somatic reflex. This refers to the branch of the nervous system that the reflex pertains to. The somatic branch is part of the Peripheral Nervous system, meaning that it's reflex arc does not pass through the central nervous system (the spinal cord and the brain)
Flexor reflex somatic or autonomic?
it is a somatic reflex
Is a effector are skeletal muscles a somatic reflex or a autonomic reflex?
Somatic reflex
Reflex that control skeletal muscle are called?
Somatic Reflex
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.
Is a gag reflex a somatic reflex?
No, a somatic reflex are the reflexes of the skeletal muscle movements. The gag reflex is considered to be an autonomic reflex.
What is corneal reflex somatic?
yes it is somatic
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.
How does effector relate to reflex arc?
An effector is at the end of a reflex arc as it is the muscle or gland that 'does' the reflex. What the effector does is the outcome of the reflex arc.
Is crossed-extensor reflex a somatic reflex?
yes
How hormones function in a reflex arc?
Hormones have nothing to do in reflex arc.
