To generate a reflex action, nerve impulses follow a pathway known as __________ .

reflex action

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reflex arc

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autonomic response

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flight response

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Solution

The correct option is B
reflex arc

Reflex arc is the pathway of impulses in the reflex action. Spinal cord acts as the centre of reflex action. But not all reflexes are controlled by the spinal cord. For example, we blink our eye when something is brought close to our eye suddenly. These reflexes are cerebral reflexes which are controlled by the brain.

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Which of the following statements are true ?

(i) sudden action in response to something in the environment is called reflex action

(ii) sensory neurons carry electrical signals from spinal cord to muscles in a reflex action

(iii) motor neurons carry signals from receptors to spinal cord in a reflex action

(iv) the pathway of transmitting signals from a receptor to a muscle is a reflex action

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (i) and (iii)

(d) (i) , (ii) and (iii)

The response in a reflex action is______

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