reflex arc
the nerve pathways followed by an impulse during a reflex.
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In other words, the vitality of the cells on the efferent side ought not to be dependent on the integrity of the reflex arc.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook GaskellThe simplest reflex arc consists then of a sensory neurone and a motor neurone, meeting at a synapse in a lower or reflex center.
Psychology | Robert S. WoodworthNo performance of this description could have any efficacy in the case of a genuine spasm due to irritation on a reflex arc.
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry MeigneIn addition, the reflex arc is disturbed, and reflexes are lost.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesAs the reflex arc is intact there may be involuntary and unconscious micturition whenever the bladder fills.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for reflex arc
physiol the neural pathway over which impulses travel to produce a reflex action, consisting of at least one afferent (receptor) and one efferent (effector) neuron
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