Not really reflex but the presence of food stimulates salivary gland. Sometimes even just the smell or sight of certain food do.
Visceral reflex.
The parasympathetic nervous system stimulates salivary gland secretion, and accelerates peristalsis, so, in keeping with the rest and digest functions, appropriate PNS activity mediates digestion of food and indirectly, the absorption of nutrients. Source: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system enteric nervous system is responsible for the pupillary light reflex
knee jerk aka patellar reflex is an example of a stretch reflex
Merocrine Glands release its product and no part of the gland is lost or damaged.
a reflex ia an example of an instinctive response
hypothalamus
Endocrine reflex
The parasympathetic nervous system stimulates salivary gland secretion, and accelerates peristalsis, so, in keeping with the rest and digest functions, appropriate PNS activity mediates digestion of food and indirectly, the absorption of nutrients. Source: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system enteric nervous system is responsible for the pupillary light reflex
No, saliva is not a type of white blood cell. It is a liquid secretion of the salivary glands, and it is composed mostly of water, with some digestive enzymes to help start the process of digestion as you chew your food.
A spinal reflex does not involve the brain. This type of reflex is controlled by the spinal cord and does not require the brain to initiate a response. Examples include the knee-jerk reflex and the withdrawal reflex.
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Saliva
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A sensory receptor is the type of neuron that begins a reflex arc.
fear of saliva.
knee jerk aka patellar reflex is an example of a stretch reflex
Merocrine Glands release its product and no part of the gland is lost or damaged.
a reflex ia an example of an instinctive response