Briefly explain the following:
Reflex action

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Reflex action
It is the spontaneous/rapid action.
It is a automatic response to the stimulus.
It is controlled by the spinal cord not by the brain.
Therefore it is the action without the will of the organism.
Example: knee-jerk, blinking of eye in bright light etc.

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