Friday, November 7, 2014

Anatomy and Physiology: The reflex arc

In anatomy, we are studying the nervous system.  Our most recent lab explored our bodies ability to subconsciously respond to external stimuli in order to maintain homoeostasis.  This response is called a reflex arc.  They experimented with the knee jerk reflex with the patellar tendon, the grip reflex and the pupil reflex in response to light.  Included in the learning was the difference between the three functional classification of nerves: motor, integrative and sensory.
Checking the knee jerk reflex.


Another knee jerk relex
How fast can you close your fingers?

and another...

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