- In biology, a
reflex, or
reflex action, is an involuntary,
unplanned sequence or
action and
nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus.
Reflexes are...
- "The
Reflex" is the
eleventh single by the
English pop rock band
Duran Duran,
released on 16
April 1984. The song was
heavily remixed for
single release...
- The H-
reflex (or Hoffmann's
reflex) is a
reflectory reaction of
muscles after electrical stimulation of
sensory fibers (Ia
afferents stemming from muscle...
- The
diving reflex, also
known as the
diving response and
mammalian diving reflex, is a set of
physiological responses to
immersion that
overrides the...
- The
pharyngeal reflex or gag
reflex is a
reflex muscular contraction of the back of the throat,
evoked by
touching the roof of the mouth, back of the tongue...
- The
plantar reflex is a
reflex elicited when the sole of the foot is
stimulated with a
blunt instrument. The
reflex can take one of two forms. In healthy...
- A
reflex arc is a
neural pathway that
controls a
reflex. In vertebrates, most
sensory neurons synapse in the
spinal cord and the
signal then
travels through...
- The
triceps reflex, a deep
tendon reflex, is a
reflex that
elicits involuntary contraction of the
triceps brachii muscle. It is
sensed and transmitted...
- The
Ferguson reflex (also
called the
fetal ejection reflex) is the
neuroendocrine reflex comprising the self-sustaining
cycle of
uterine contractions...
- The
photic sneeze reflex (also
known as
ACHOO syndrome, a
contrived acronym for Autosomal-dominant
Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst) is an inherited...
