Reflex Action

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Reflex Action: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Reflex Action, Motor Neurons, Sensory Neurons, Withdrawal Reflex, Response to Stimuli, Association Neuron, Diving Reflex and, Pupillary Light Reflex (PLR)

Important Questions on Reflex Action

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Which of the following is the most sensitive plant?

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What neurons are also called association neurons?

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Which of the following is withdrawal response?

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Response to stimuli is shown by plants and animals. 

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Response to stimuli is shown by

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Write a short note on diving reflex.

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The antagonistic muscles are found in the iris. 

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Where in the eye are antagonistic muscles found?

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Sight of delicious food usually makes mouth watery, it is a

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Which of the following is the main function of associated neuron?

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Which among the following are parts of a reflex arc?

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A typical reflex arc consists of three parts, which are receptor, centre, and effector organs.

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The somatic sensory neuron conducts nerve impulses from the central nervous system to the skeletal muscle.

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Salivation on seeing very delicious food is an example of the conditioned reflex.

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Which organ acts as the primary centre for a simple reflex action? (Spinal cord/Brain)

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What is an involuntary spontaneous motor action due to sensory stimulus called?

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The motor nerves deliver the stimuli

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What type of neurons carries nerve impulse from the spinal cord to the effectors?

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The motor nerves deliver the stimuli

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What is the other name of Sensory Fibres?