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Definition of Reflex arc
1. Noun. The neural path of a reflex.
Definition of Reflex arc
1. Noun. (context: neuroanatomy neurophysiology) The neural pathway that mediates a reflex. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Reflex arc
1. The route followed by nerve impulses in the production of a reflex act, from the peripheral receptor organ through the afferent nerve to the central nervous system synapse and then through the efferent nerve to the effector organ. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reflex Arc
Literary usage of Reflex arc
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"Conduction in the reflex-arc. Function of the receptor to lower for its reflex-arc
the threshold ... Inertia " and " momentum " of reflex-arc reactions. ..."
2. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"Conduction in the reflex-arc. Function of the receptor to lower for its reflex-arc
the threshold ... Inertia " and " momentum " of reflex-arc reactions. ..."
3. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"Conduction in the reflex-arc. Function of the receptor to lower for its reflex-arc
the threshold ... Inertia " and " momentum " of reflex-arc reactions. ..."
4. American Journal of Physiology by American Physiological Society (1887- ). (1913)
"TF reflex-arc conduction be compared with conduction in the nerve •*• trunk, ...
For example, the reflex arc fatigues more easily, it is much more ..."
5. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1897)
"PATRICK (Chicago) THE reflex arc CONCEPT IN PSYCHOLOGY. ... The common view of
the so-called " reflex arc" is concisely stated by Baldwin (Princeton) in his ..."
6. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1896)
"In criticising this conception it is not intended to make a plea for the principles
of explanation and classification which the reflex arc idea has replaced ..."
7. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"... schema to show the direct reflex arc. It shows the posterior root fiber (black)
entering the cord, dividing in Y. and connecting with motor cells (red) ..."
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