Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780078024283
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14.6, Problem 27WDYL
Summary Introduction

To explain:

The problems associated with hypoactive reflex.

Concept introduction:

Reflex is activated by the generation of a wave of polarization and depolarization in the neurons. This stimulus reaches the brain and then to effector organs through spinal cord nerves.

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Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach