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Alcohol (Ethanol) is a CNS, or Central Nervous System, depressant. When your nerves are slowed, your muscles' reflexes will slow as well. It will cause your reaction time to be hindered.
For this reason, you should not drive or operate heavy machinery under the influence of Alcohol.
What else can I help you with?
How are reflexes different from other muscle movements?
reflexes are fast
What are the two functional classifications of reflexes?
The two functional classifications of reflexes are autonomic reflexes, which regulate activities of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands, and somatic reflexes, which involve skeletal muscles. Autonomic reflexes are involuntary and controlled by the autonomic nervous system, while somatic reflexes are voluntary and controlled by the somatic nervous system.
Does alcohol speeds your reflexes and reaction time?
Exactly the opposite. It SLOWS your reflexes and reaction times.
What is the effector in the patellar reflexes?
The quadriceps femoris muscle.
Why are reflexes important?
cause they keep you alive. no they are important so they keep you alive bad reflexes mean bad muscle strengh
Are smooth muscle reflexes somatic?
No, they are visceral and from the efferent or motor neurons.
When the doctor checks your knee reflexes what kind of muscle am i using?
Involuntary
Are reflexes classified functionally as autonomic if they activate skeletal muscle?
False
Does drinking alcohol of any sort slow reflexes decrease forgetfulness heightens judgments or reduce risk taking behaviors?
slows reflexes
How does alcohol effect a relationship?
How does alcohol effect a relationship? How does alcohol effect a relationship?
Reflex that control skeletal muscle are called?
Somatic Reflex
What is the effect of people playing video games do they improve in hand reflexes?
No, because instead of increasing true coordination, they create what is commonly called 'muscle memory', which enables the body to quickly react to a familiar scenario.
