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The whole body. The spinal cord acts as the transmission system that transmits nervous signals from the brain to the rest of our body. Also, the spinal cord controls numerous nervous reflexes in our body. It is about 45 cm long for men and 43 cm long for women.

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When your hand touches a hot stove you immediately pull it away. this action is controlled by your?

Spinal cord. It is called as reflex action.


Where are reflex responses controlled?

Reflex responses are controlled by the spinal cord and brainstem. The spinal cord is responsible for generating motor responses to sensory input without involving the brain in order to produce quick reflex actions.


CAN reflex action controlled by spinal cord?

Simple reflexes are controlled by the spinal cord. The message travels from the sense receptors near the skin through the afferent nerve fibers to the spinal cord. In the spinal cord, the messages are relayed through association neurons to the efferent nerve fibers, which carry them to the muscle cells that cause the reflex movement.


During a knee-jerk reflex the nerve impulse is received by the?

The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by the interneurons in the spinal cord.


What structure controls simple reflexes?

Reflex responses are controlled in your spinal chord, not in your brain (;- your welcome


What is the spinal condition where spinal cord grows and tightens the spinal cord?

Tethered Spinal Cord is a condition where the spinal cord is attached to the spinal column and that causes the cord to become stretched.


What controls the reflex actions?

Reflex actions are controlled by the spinal cord and do not require input from the brain. Sensory neurons detect a stimulus, send a message to the spinal cord, and motor neurons immediately send a response signal to the muscles, causing a rapid and automatic reaction.


Which is the correct spelling-spinal chord or spinal cord?

spinal cord


Reflex responses are controlled in your what?

Reflex responses are controlled in your spinal cord, specifically in the gray matter where sensory neurons synapse with motor neurons to produce a rapid, involuntary response to a stimulus. This allows for quick reactions without the need for input from the brain.


What kinds of actions are not controlled by the brain?

Actions controlled by the autonomic nervous system, such as heartbeat and digestion, are not under conscious control by the brain. Reflex actions, like pulling your hand away from a hot surface, are also not controlled by the brain but instead by the spinal cord.


What does spinal cord mean?

What does spinal cord mean?


What is simile to a spinal cord?

As Stern as a spinal cord