Both contaction of the agonist muscle and relaxation of the antagonist muscle
somatic theory is a response that is shown physically.
A somatic reaction is a physical response that occurs in the body as a result of psychological or emotional stimuli. It can manifest as symptoms such as increased heart rate, sweating, or muscle tension in response to stress or anxiety. Somatic reactions are linked to the body's fight or flight response to perceived threats.
Yes, the effector of a skeletal muscle is part of a somatic reflex. Somatic reflexes involve the contraction of skeletal muscles in response to a stimulus, and the effector in this case is the skeletal muscle itself that carries out the response.
The effector for somatic motor stimulation is the skeletal muscle. Somatic motor neurons innervate these muscles, leading to voluntary movements. The motor unit, consisting of a motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates, is responsible for muscle contraction in response to somatic motor stimulation.
Somatic reflex
Autonomic is the automatic nervous system eg pain response (something you cannot not control) while the somatic nervous system is the thing we can control.
Jhindra's twitching facial muscles were a response to the stress of moving to a new country the doctor said it was a somatic response.
they would react to it
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.
Yes, the pupillary light reflex is mediated by both autonomic and somatic nervous systems. The autonomic nervous system controls the constriction of the pupil in response to light, while the somatic nervous system controls the movement of the muscles that dilate and constrict the pupil.
it is a somatic reflex
Sleeping is not a reflex but a complex process controlled by the brain. It involves both autonomic and somatic functions, but it is not considered a reflex as it is more of a regulated state of consciousness rather than a simple automatic response to a specific stimulus.