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Chapter 13 Part 3
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
04/29/2009

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Hypoactive (absent)
Definition
in person with diabeetes mellitus, neurosyphilis and during coma
(peripheral nerve damage or ventral horn injury invloved in tested area)
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Hyperactive
Definition
when lesions of the cortiospinal tract reduce the inhibitory effect of the brain in the spinal cord (stroke)
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Define a reflex.
Definition
a rapid, predictable motor response to a stimulus.
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Define Reflex arc.
Definition
occur over highly specific neural paths
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Define Inborn or Intrinsic
Definition
no help from your brain; subject to modifcations ex child is next to you, you may not drop a pot of boiling water
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Learned or acquired reflex
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result from practice and repetition; reactions that occurs when an experience driver drives a car
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