The reflex arc is a pathway taken by a nerve impulse to carry out a reflex response. Healthy reflexes are crucial in quickly reacting to potentially dangerous stimuli.

Research indicates that the stapedius reflex is the primary sound-evoked pathway, making the behavior of the stapedius muscle the focus in this context. 4 The auditory reflex arc is intricate.

"We're just trying to break those reflex arc pathways to stop the hiccups," says Adamian. Here are several popular, accessible, low-risk methods you can try to get rid of hiccups.

Reflex arc Most reflexes don't have to travel up to your brain to be processed, which is why they take place so quickly. A reflex action often involves a very simple nervous pathway called a ...

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Hiccups are caused by a reflex arc: a neuromotor pathway that translates a sensation into a physical response. The sensations in this arc come from the brain, ear, nose and throat, diaphragm and ...

The identification of this two-stage pathological reflex arc -- consisting of nerve pathways between the spinal cord and the adrenal glands, as well as a hormone-mediated link with the immune ...

- OCR 21st Century Reflex arc Survival of an organism depends on its ability to respond to changes in the environment. The nervous system allows fast acting but short lived responses.

But whether this pathway explains contagious itching in humans has yet to be seen, says Gil Yosipovitch at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida.

A simple three-neuron arc (vestibular afferents to interneurons in the vestibular nuclei to extraocular motoneurons) mediates the most direct pathway of the VOR 19.