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The somatic nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles. The SoNS consists of efferent nerves responsible for stimulating muscle contraction, including all the non-sensory neurons connected with skeletal muscles and skin.

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Why is the patellar reflex called a somatic reflex?

The Patellar reflex is an example of a somatic reflex. This refers to the branch of the nervous system that the reflex pertains to. The somatic branch is part of the Peripheral Nervous system, meaning that it's reflex arc does not pass through the central nervous system (the spinal cord and the brain)


Flexor reflex somatic or autonomic?

it is a somatic reflex


Reflex that control skeletal muscle are called?

Somatic Reflex


What serves as the effector for micturition reflex arc?

An efferent somatic (pudendal nerve) output to the external sphincter which relaxes the external sphincter and causes the urine to flow through the urethra is the effector part of the reflex arc.


Is a gag reflex a somatic reflex?

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Is crossed-extensor reflex a somatic reflex?

yes


What is patellar knee-jerk reflex a somatic or autonomic reflex?

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.


How hormones function in a reflex arc?

Hormones have nothing to do in reflex arc.


How do visceral reflex arcs differ from somatic?

An autonomic reflex arc is similar to the somatic kind, but differs principally in the motor output side. The sensory side is similar in that a transducer sends a signal via a nerve fiber into the CNS. As with the somatic arc, this sensory fiber is associated with a pseudo-unipolar neuron in a craniospinal ganglion, usually one of the dorsal root ganglia. In the autonomic arc, the sensory transducer is often located in or associated with visceral organs.


What is the pathway of reflex?

reflex arc


Would salivary reflex be a somatic reflex?

In some circumstances I guess so.


What are the effectors of a reflex arc?

Muscles and glands are the possible effectors of a reflex arc