reflex actions

• what does the reflex actions involve?

  the spinal chord

  
• why do reflex actions involve the spinal chord?

  for a quick response to a specific stimulus

  
• What is a reflex arc?


  the path taken by nerve impulse in a reflex action

  
• the reflex arc is an

  automatic response which happens without thinking

  
• why is the reflex arc important ?

  protects the person from harm

  
• examples of reflex arcs are

  sneezing, blinking and breathing

  
• conscious actions involve

  use of the brain instead of the relay neurons