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reflex

vr.tr.reflex · ACT.PRC

Let an agent explain reflexes by pathway, stimulus, response and clinical significance, and route abnormal findings to clinicians.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain reflexes by pathway, stimulus, response and clinical significance, and route abnormal findings to clinicians.

An involuntary, nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus, mediated by a neural pathway called a reflex arc, such as the knee-jerk (stretch) reflex, pupillary reflex or milk ejection reflex.

What it is for: Protecting the body and maintaining posture and function automatically.

It can be understand how reflexes work; test reflexes in clinical exams; study them in physiology; use them in newborn assessment.

Distinguishing features

Involuntary

Fast, via a reflex arc

Somatic and autonomic

Abnormal reflexes can signal disease

What it looks like

Automatic movements or responses, such as a knee jerk or blink.

How it is recognised

Stimulus followed by fast automatic response

Named reflexes such as stretch or corneal reflex

Conditioned reflexes are learned

Related models

is a kind of - category

response to stimulus and motor control

is mediated by - pathway

nerve and spinal cord

involves - effector

muscle

is tested in - clinical use

neurological examination

In practice

Families and kinds

stretch reflexes

withdrawal reflexes

autonomic reflexes

primitive reflexes in infants

conditioned reflexes

Standards and regulation

Clinical examination guidelines

Failure modes and hazards

Self-interpreting abnormal reflexes

Confusing reflexes with voluntary actions

Also called

stapedius reflexskin conductancereflex anal dilationproboscis extension reflexmilk ejection reflexstretch reflexBabinski signmonosynaptic reflexprimitive reflexvestibular reflexoculocardiac reflexeye blink reflexmusculoskeletal movement, spinal reflex actionpilomotor reflexunconditioned reflexjaw jerk reflexpostural reflexgastrocolic reflexbrainstem reflexreverse sneezingeyeblink conditioningdiving reflexpiloerectiontrigeminocardiac reflexpupillary reflexretchingrighting reflexTendon reflexcough reflexabsent deep tendon reflexbiceps reflexankle jerk reflextricipital reflextriceps reflexsnout reflexrooting reflexAsymmetrical tonic neck reflexPrimitive reflexessucking reflexGebaarfossiel

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Pathway Reflex arc.

The arc explains reflexes.

Arc

Components.

Arc

Reflex arc.

  1. What are the receptor, neurons and effector in this reflex? definition
  2. Is it monosynaptic? definition

Stimulus

Trigger.

Stimulus

Stimulus.

  1. What stimulus triggers it? definition
  2. What response follows? definition
Types Which reflex.

Types differ.

Named

Specific reflexes.

Named

Named reflex.

  1. Which reflex is meant? definition
  2. Which specific entry fits? action

Development

Infant reflexes.

Development

Primitive reflexes.

  1. Which reflexes are present in newborns? definition
  2. When do they normally fade? measurement
Clinical Examination.

Reflexes aid diagnosis.

Testing

Exam.

Testing

Reflex testing.

  1. How is this reflex tested and graded? definition
  2. By whom? boundary

Abnormal

Referral.

Abnormal

Abnormal findings.

  1. Should an unusual reflex be assessed by a doctor? boundary
  2. How urgently? boundary
Science Research.

Reflexes are studied widely.

Physiology

Mechanisms.

Physiology

Physiology.

  1. What is known about its mechanism? provenance
  2. From which studies? provenance

Conditioning

Learned reflexes.

Conditioning

Conditioned reflexes.

  1. Is a conditioned reflex meant? boundary
  2. How is it learned? definition

What the second pass must settle

  • Should named reflexes be separate entries?
  • How should clinical grading be recorded?
  • How should animal reflexes be linked?
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