Reflex Physiology
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SummaryA human specimen can contain a number of involuntary responses (responses not consciously controlled) to outside stimuli; science calls this response a reflex. Some reflexes disappear as e mature into adults, such as suckling, grasp reflex, Moro reflex and several others (Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundations, Inc. Reflex. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflex#Significance, Viewed 04/22/07). Other reflexes, such as the knee jerk response stay with us for ever. Doctors use reflexes such as the knee jerk reflex, also called the Patellar Reflex, to see if the person’s sensory neurons, motor neurons and spinal cord are working properly.
Table of Contents- A human specimen can contain a number of involuntary responses (responses not consciously controlled) to outside stimuli; science calls this response a reflex.
- In this particular reflex, the tendon connected to the quadriceps is tapped causing the muscles of the quadriceps to stretch.
- Procedures were followed exactly as detailed in Foundations of Biology
- Based solely on our experiments our hypothesis for the Patellar reflex was confirmed.
- As with any experiment, human error can always influence results, making the conclusions not as apply able, especially since a small sample size was used.
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