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Vulnerable parts of the body move away from a threat at great speed, because the stimulus does not need to be transmitted to the brain, analysed, a response decided on and a message sent back down the nervous system.
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∙ 13y agoReflexes are vital to a wild animals surrvival. They need these to avoid and outrun predetors and they also need them to catch prey. It is a basic surrvivel technique that all animals have. :)
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∙ 11y agoYour reflexes protect you from harm, such as when you touch a hot flame you move your hand away.
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∙ 9y agoReflex arcs allow organisms to react quickly to different stimuli. In the nature, being quick to react is the difference between life and death.
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What type of reflexes are not subject to conscious control?
Autonomic 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.
What is a innate reflex?
Innate reflexes are reflexes that result from the connections of neurons during their development.
What reflex is important in maintaining balance?
Crossed extensors reflexes
What are the names of the two reflexes which protect the airway of a conscious person?
What are the names of the two reflexes which protect the airway of a conscious person
Suggest an advantage of feeding behaviour in a newborn baby involving a series of reflexes?
no :/
What is the evolutionary advantage depicted by a white rabbit in the snow?
Camoflauge
What is the advantage of being able to test different reflexes?
Abnormal reflexive reactions are a means of diagnosing neurological problems.
What evolutionary advantage do the gluteal muscles grant humans?
They are instrumental in our ability to walk and run bipedally.
7 What are the evolutionary advantages achieved by the myelination of neurons?
Attack and escape. Myelinated neurons allow faster reflexes increasing chance of survival, which allows you to pass your genes on to your offspring.
What might be one evolutionary advantage and one disadvantage to being a specialist?
clouds are mad of fog and rain
What does Reflexes 2 in medical terms mean?
"Reflexes 2" or "reflexes +2" indicates normal reflexes.
What was the evolutionary advantage of the modification of scales on reptiles to feathers on ancestral birds?
The feathers helped retain body heat.
What is an evolutionary advantage of an organism with bilateral symmetry?
Higher probability of cephilization(or a concentration of nervous tissue at the anterior end of the organism)
What is reflexes 2 plus?
Normal reflexes
how seeds are evolved?
Seeds have storage tissues that help them sustain growth and function as a protective coat giving them their superior evolutionary advantage.
What reflexes are classified as autonomic reflexes?
The ciliospinal reflex and the pupillary light reflex are classified as autonomic reflexes.
