- 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...
-
Reflex syncope is a
brief loss of
consciousness due to a
neurologically induced drop in
blood pressure and/or a
decrease in
heart rate.
Before an affected...
- 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...
- The Moro
reflex is an
infantile reflex that
develops between 28 and 32 w****s of
gestation and
disappears at 3–6
months of age. It is a
response to a sudden...
- The
bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR),
bulbospongiosus reflex (BSR) or "Osinski
reflex" is a
polysynaptic reflex that is
useful in
testing for
spinal shock...
-
ReFLEX is a
wireless protocol developed by Motorola, used for two-way paging, messaging, and low-bandwidth data. It is
based on the FLEX one-way paging...
- The
patellar reflex, also
called the knee
reflex or knee-jerk, is a
stretch reflex which tests the L2, L3, and L4
segments of the
spinal cord. Many animals...
- 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...
- A
reflex arc is a
neural pathway that
controls a
reflex. In vertebrates, most
sensory neurons do not p****
directly into the brain, but
synapse in the...
