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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFLEX ARC

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Reflex arc is a noun.
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WHAT DOES REFLEX ARC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reflex arc

A reflex arc is a neural pathway that controls an action reflex. In higher animals, most sensory neurons do not pass directly into the brain, but synapse in the spinal cord. This characteristic allows reflex actions to occur relatively quickly by activating spinal motor neurons without the delay of routing signals through the brain, although the brain will receive sensory input while the reflex action occurs. There are two types of reflex arc: autonomic reflex arc and somatic reflex arc.

Definition of reflex arc in the English dictionary

The definition of reflex arc in the dictionary is the neural pathway over which impulses travel to produce a reflex action, consisting of at least one afferent and one efferent neuron.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFLEX ARC

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reflex
reflex camera
reflexibility
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reflexion
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reflexive
reflexive pronoun
reflexive verb
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WORDS THAT END LIKE REFLEX ARC

arc
carbon arc
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Duparc
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futharc
island arc
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mercury arc
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narc
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Synonyms and antonyms of reflex arc in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «reflex arc» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFLEX ARC

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The translations of reflex arc from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reflex arc» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反射弧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arco reflejo
570 millions of speakers

English

reflex arc
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पलटा चाप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قوس المنعكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рефлекторная дуга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arco reflexo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিবিম্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arc réflexe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Refleks
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reflexbogen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反射弓
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반사 아크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Refleks
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cung phản xạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிர்பந்தமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिक्षेप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

refleks
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arco riflesso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łuk refleksyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рефлекторна дуга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arc reflex
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντανακλαστικό τόξο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

refleksboog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reflexbågen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reflex bue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reflex arc

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFLEX ARC»

The term «reflex arc» is normally little used and occupies the 115.224 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFLEX ARC»

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Biology: A Functional Approach
Figure 18.14 Schematic diagram to show the essential components of a reflex arc . There is much variation in the number of neurones comprising a reflex pathway from receptor to effector. In the simplest reflexes a sensory neurone connects ...
M. B. V. Roberts, 1986
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Advanced Biology
Figure 20.2 Schematic diagram showing the basic components of a typical reflex arc. There is much variation in the number of neurones between the receptor and effector. In the simplest reflexes a sensory neurone connects directly with an ...
Michael Roberts, Michael Jonathan Reiss, Grace Monger, 2000
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Color Atlas of Neurology
The pathway as a whole is known as the reflex arc. Receptors are found at the origin of all sensory pathways-in the skin. mucous membranes. muscles. tendons . and periosteum. as well as in the retina. inner ear. olfactory mucosa. and taste ...
Reinhard Rohkamm, 2011
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The Science of the Mind
Once his analogy between the inorganic automata and the organic human body was drawn, the concept of the reflex arc was available. A reflex arc is a three-term causal sequence beginning with the application of an external stimulus, which ...
Owen J. Flanagan, 1991
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Gcse Succ Aqa Sci High Rev Gd
The. reflex. arc. The reflex response to your CNS and back again can be shown in a diagram called the reflex arc. stimulus receptor sensory neurone relay neurone motor neurone effector response ...
‎2008
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories
See REFLEX ARC THEORY/CONCEPT. REFLEX ACTION, PRINCIPLE OF. See PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING, PRINCIPLES/LAWS/THEORIES. REFLEX ARC THEORY/CONCEPT. The French philosopher Rene Descartes (15961690), who  ...
J.E. Roeckelein, 2006
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The Chicago Pragmatists and American Progressivism
7 For Dewey each reflex-arc was "a coordination of certain experiences; ... an expression, more or less direct, more or less explicit, of the whole of life; . . . the manifold circumstance of the Universe attaining a unity in action." The reflex-arc thus ...
Andrew Feffer, 1993
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Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology
REICH'S ORGONE/ORGONOMY THEORY 405 his theoretical approach, Dewey attacked the psychological molecularism, ele- mentism, and reductionism of the reflex arc with its distinction between stimulus and response (Dewey, 1896).
Jon E. Roeckelein, 1998
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The Social Mind: Construction of the Idea
These themes constituted the core of the discussion of the "reflex arc" concept, which has been marked as substantial in the history of psychology. The Nature of the Reflex Arc Dewey's reconceptualization of the notion of the reflex arc follows  ...
Jaan Valsiner, Rene van der Veer, 2000
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The Dynamic Individualism of William James
Among the first group of commentators is Ellen Suckiel, who in effect snips the reflex arc when she identifies James's methodological commitment to the principle of experience and his teleological conception of human nature to be the two ...
James O. Pawelski, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFLEX ARC»

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Manchester Teen Creates Long-Sought Remedy to the Hiccups
The Hiccupop is believed to work by over-stimulating a set of nerves in the throat and mouth that may be responsible for the hiccup reflex arc, according to the ... «Patch.com, Apr 15»
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Meet the Exhibitors in the 2015 White House Science Fair
Her creation appears to work by over-stimulating a set of nerves in the throat and mouth that may be responsible for the hiccup reflex arc. Her work earned her ... «The White House, Mar 15»
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7 quick cures for hiccups
“It triggers a set of nerves in your throat and mouth that are responsible for the hiccup reflex arc,” says Mallory, research team leader from the University of ... «The Express Tribune, Feb 15»
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How does the body respond to touching something hot?
In the case of the reflex arc, however, the nerve goes into the spinal cord and the stimulus is of such magnitude that small neurons called interneurons realise ... «Health24, Nov 14»
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Leg cramps to hiccups: Help for weird symptoms
It is believed there is a reflex arc that keeps the diaphragm expanding and that is what allows us to breathe. When that is broken, there is a spasming of the ... «Today.com, May 14»
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The Morality Of Curiosity And The Immorality Of Certainty
For example, there's an explanatory elegance to reflex arc, stimulus-response behaviorism. Unfortunately for that narrative, people do things like learn language ... «Forbes, Apr 14»
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Are you one of those people who thinks hot water is ice cold?
We withdraw our hands from the scalding water as quickly as we do because of the reflex arc. Often, when the nerves detect some immediately sharp pain, the ... «io9, Jan 14»
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Foot zone therapy; tapping into nerve systems for overall health
When a signal point is triggered within a certain zone, a message goes to the tissue or organ effected through a reflex arc to the spinal cord and then to the brain. «Dixie Press Online, Oct 13»
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Disinhibition neurons discovered
A spinal interneuron (relay neuron) forms part of a reflex arc. Ruth Lawson Otago Polytechnic This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ... «Examiner.com, Oct 13»
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Making Sense of the Higher Ed Debate
In his famous essay on the “reflex arc” in psychology (1896), Dewey criticized those who distinguished between stimulus and response, noting that each existed ... «Inside Higher Ed, Sep 13»

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