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.

The efferent arc.The efferent arc of the inflammatory reflex is termed the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. Action potentials transmitted to the periphery by the vagus nerve culminate in the ...

Neural pathways regulate key functions of the gastrointestinal tract, including motility and inflammation. Here, the authors discuss how neural reflex pathways regulate intestinal inflammation ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.