Define reflex action with suitable example.

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Reflex action
Automatic response to the action of a stimulus is called reflex action.
All these responses do not involve the action of the brain.
Example: Blinking of eye.
Reflex actions are controlled by the reflex centres present in the medulla and spinal cord.
Reflex arc indicating the neural pathway controlling a reflex

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