A reflex that you have no control over that withdraws a limb from a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation, for example touching a hotplate. This is a reflex because the neural input doesn't go to your brain, it does a loop in your spinal cord and goes straight back from your fingertips to the muscles that move your hand away.
Withdrawal reflex or flexor reflex employs sensory neuron, interneuron and motor neuron.
Flexor Muscles
The withdrawal reflex is a negative feedback reflex that helps the body protect itself from harm. When the body comes into contact with a harmful stimulus, such as touching something hot, the withdrawal reflex causes muscles to contract and move the body part away from the stimulus, which helps to prevent injury.
they are located in the limbs, because the limbs are the effectors of the withdrawal reflex.
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Flexor Muscles
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flexor muscle
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.
When you step on a nail, the withdrawal reflex is initiated. This reflex causes you to quickly remove your foot from the source of the pain to prevent further injury.
You will likely experience a withdrawal reflex, where your foot automatically jerks away from the painful stimulus of the glass. This reflex helps to protect your foot from further injury.
Within the gray matter of the spinal cord