Reflexes

Question 1

What are reflex actions

Answer 1

Really quick, automatic responses to certain stimuli

Question 2

What do reflexes mean

Answer 2

That you react to something without having to think about it

Question 3

Example of a reflex

Answer 3

Shining something bright in someone’s eye, the pupil react by becoming smaller so that less light gets into the eye

Question 4

What is a reflex arc

Answer 4

The pathway information takes from a receptor to an effector

Question 5

Order of the reflex arc

Answer 5

Stimulus
Receptor 
Sensory neurone 
Relay neurone
Motor neurone
Effector
Response

Question 6

What do reflexes help

Answer 6

To prevent injury