Reflex

Introduction: Reflex

Description of Reflex

Reflex: An automatic or involuntary response to a stimulus.

Reflex: Do not confuse this word with reflux. (1) An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery, and transmitted to the nervous centers in the brain or spinal cord. Most deep reflexes are stretch or myotatic reflexes, elicited by striking a tendon or bone, causing stretching, even slight, of the muscle, which then contracts as a result of the stimulus applied to its proprioceptors.phenomenon. (2) A reflection. [L. reflexus, pp. of reflecto, to bend back]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Reflex: involuntary movement or exercise of function in a part, excited in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the brain or spinal cord.
Source: CRISP

Reflex: An involuntary movement or exercise of function in a part, excited in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the brain or spinal cord.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Reflex:

More specific terms for Reflex:

• Reflex, Abdominal
• Reflex, Abnormal
• Reflex, Acoustic
• Reflex, Pupillary
• Reflex, Stretch
• Startle Reaction
• Galvanic Skin Response
• Piloerection
• Blinking
• Gagging
• Reflex, Monosynaptic
• Reflex, Oculocardiac
• Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular
• Baroreflex

Source - MeSH 2007

• auditory reflex
• autonomic reflex
• baroreflex
• pupillary reflex
• respiratory reflex
• spinal reflex
• startle reaction
• stretch reflex
• vestibuloocular reflex

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Reflex

• Neurologic Examination
• Psychophysiology
• Nervous System Physiologic Processes

Source - MeSH 2007

• neurophysiology

Source - CRISP

The term Reflex can be used for:

• diving reflex

Source: CRISP

The description of Reflex may also be used for the following terms:

• eyeblink

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Reflex

The following list attempts to classify Reflex into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
    • Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological
      • Neurologic Examination
        • Reflex

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
    • Physical Examination
      • Neurologic Examination
        • Reflex

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Psychological Phenomena and Processes
  • Psychophysiology
    • Reflex

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Musculoskeletal, Neural, and Ocular Physiology
  • Nervous System Physiology
    • Nervous System Physiologic Processes
      • Reflex

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