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A reflex refers to an involuntary and automatic response to a specific stimulus, mediated by the nervous system. It typically involves a sensory neuron that detects the stimulus, which then transmits signals to the spinal cord, leading to a rapid response through motor neurons without conscious thought. This mechanism allows for quick reactions to potentially harmful situations, playing a crucial role in protecting the body and maintaining homeostasis. Reflexes can be simple, such as the knee-jerk reaction, or more complex, involving multiple neural pathways.
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What is the medical term meaning reflex spasm of the diaphragm?
Hiccough or Hiccup.Singultus is the medical term meaning involuntary contraction of the diaphragm. The lay term is hiccup.
What is the medical term meaning study of underlying physiological processes associated with disease?
Pathophysiology
Why would you have no abdominal reflexes?
An abdominal reflex is a polysynaptic reflex (as being superficial reflex) that is stimulated by the stroking of the abdomen around umbilicus. If thereÕs no abdominal reflex, it is the effect of a physiological absence due to tolerance or obesity.
The physiological term for eating is?
Consumption or ingestion
What is the term for an involuntary reaction to an external stimulus?
The term for an involuntary reaction to an external stimulus is a reflex.
What is the tagalog term for physiological?
"Pisiliyohiko?" I'm not sure if there's an actual equivalent to it.
What is the medical term meaning intense burning pain after an injury to a sensory nerves?
Causalgia is the medical term meaning burning pain.CausalgiaCaus/o means burning-algia means paincausalgia
What has the author Rachel Helen Lowry written?
Rachel Helen Lowry has written: 'A physiological method of the human cough reflex'
What term that refers to the adjustment in physiological system is?
the term is homeostatic systems
What does the mathematical term reflex mean?
REFLEX is actually an angle which is known as REFLEX ANGLE that is only an angle that is between 180 degrees and 360 degrees.
What is the term for the reflex that does not disappear and is demonstrated when an infant tries to clear his or her throat?
The gag reflex is a permanent reflex. It is used to clear a foreign body in the throat.
What is the term for the reflex that protects the eye from too much direct light that might damage the retina?
The term is "pupillary light reflex." This reflex causes the pupil to constrict in response to a bright light stimulus, which helps protect the retina from excessive light exposure.
