Reflex

Of reaction.   May also be referred to as inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex action, reflex response and unconditioned reflex.

An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus.

This concept's ID is @1~4486

Symptom

  • sneeze 0 facts

    A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose.

  • hiccup 0 facts

    (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid...

Expulsion

  • vomit 3 facts

    The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

  • belch 0 facts

    A reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth.

Also contains

  • jump 3 facts

    A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start".

  • blink 1 facts

    A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly.

  • yawn 1 facts

    An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or...

  • blush 0 facts

    Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty).

  • electric shock 0 facts

    A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects...

  • wind 0 facts

    A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus.

  • gulp 0 facts

    A spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing.

  • knee jerk 0 facts

    A reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon.

  • light reflex 0 facts

    Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light...

  • mydriasis 0 facts

    Reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a...

  • micturition reflex 0 facts

    Relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the...

  • pharyngeal reflex 0 facts

    Normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate...

  • pilomotor reflex 0 facts

    Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or...

  • plantar reflex 0 facts

    Flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side...

  • rooting reflex 0 facts

    Reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant...

  • stretch reflex 0 facts

    Reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining...

  • suckling reflex 0 facts

    Reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in...

  • shake 0 facts

    A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement.

  • defecation reflex 0 facts

    Normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum.

  • accommodation reflex 0 facts

    Reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the reti...

  • Babinski 0 facts

    Extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side...