Summary: Nervous System 6; Reflex Arc

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  • rapid, predictable, and involuntary response to a stimulus

    reflex
  • occurs over pathways called reflex arcs

    reflex
  • (example) pulling your hand away from a hot stove

    somatic
  • carries message to the integration system

    sensory neuron
  • processes information and directs motor output

    CNS (integration center)
  • the muscle or gland to be stimulated

    effector organ
  • simplest type of reflex arc

    two-neuron reflex arcs
  • cord-mediated and cranial reflexes are examples of

    two-neuron reflex arcs
  • fastest and simplest reflexes

    cord-mediated reflexes
  • why a chicken can run with its head cut off

    cord-mediated reflexes
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