Usually means: Neural pathway for automatic response.
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  1. Reflex-arc, reflex arc: Encyclopedia

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  1. reflex arc: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Reflex-arc, reflex arc, arc, reflex: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (neuroanatomy, neurophysiology) The neural pathway that mediates a reflex.

Similar:
reflex response, neuroreflex, neuropathway, neurocircuitry, neural arch, baroreflex, chemoreflex, neurocircuit, circuitry, neuroretina, more...

Opposite:
voluntary response, conscious movement, intentional action

Types:
monosynaptic, polysynaptic, spinal, cranial, more...

Phrases:
autonomic reflex arc, sinus reflex arc, more...

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Similar:
reflex response, neuroreflex, neuropathway, neurocircuitry, neural arch, baroreflex, chemoreflex, neurocircuit, circuitry, neuroretina, more...

Opposite:
voluntary response, conscious movement, intentional action

Types:
monosynaptic, polysynaptic, spinal, cranial, more...

Phrases:
autonomic reflex arc, sinus reflex arc, more...



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