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reflex
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reflex: see nervous system nervous system, network of specialized tissue that controls actions and reactions of the body and its adjustment to the environment. Virtually all members of the animal kingdom have at least a rudimentary nervous system.
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In biology, an automatic and inborn response to a stimulus that involves a nerve impulse passing from a sensory nerve cell to a muscle or gland without reaching the level of consciousness. Simple reflexes include sucking, swallowing, blinking, scratching, and the knee jerk. Most reflexes consist of complex patterns of many unconsciously coordinated muscular actions that form the basis of much instinctive behavior in animals. Examples include walking, standing, the cat's righting reflex, and basic sexual acts.
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Myotatic reflex responses of nondisabled children and children with spastic cerebral palsy.
Multidimensional assessment of motor function in a child with ... by Corcos, Daniel M. / Physical Therapy
Myotatic reflex irradiation in nondisabled infants and in individuals with spastic-type cerebral palsy provides indirect evidence of neonatal neural exuberance and its retention following perinatal brain damage in humans.
Motor behavior and neural changes following perinatal and adult-onset ... by Leonard, Charles T. / Physical Therapy
[2] Studies of children by Dietz [3] and Berger et al [4] suggest developmental differences of the myotatic reflex in gait between very young children (1-2 years of age) and older children (6-10 years of age).
A review of myotatic reflexes and the development of motor control ... by Myklebust, Barbara M. / Physical Therapy
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