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Withdrawal reflex

withdrawal reflex --> flexor reflex

flexion of ankle, knee, and hip when the foot is painfully stimulated; the crossed extension reflex occurs in association with it.

Synonym: defense reflex, nociceptive reflex, withdrawal reflex.


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peripheral nervous system

... I'm more confused about involuntary skeletal muscle contraction during withdrawal reflex. That I would say is also an autonomic innervation (called reflex). So is it possible ...

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by kk
Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:40 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: peripheral nervous system
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Conditioned Reflex. Red is Stop, Green is Go.

... a philosophical and scientifical context, i am here again to discuss on reflexes. particularly Red is Stop, Green is Go. Why not red is go, green ... involves no learning. An example is the escape reflex (e.g., the sudden withdrawal of a hand in response to a pain stimulus), or the patellar reflex ...

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by keef
Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:49 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Conditioned Reflex. Red is Stop, Green is Go.
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