The polysynaptic reflex arc is the sudden movement to protect life - TopicsExpress



          

The polysynaptic reflex arc is the sudden movement to protect life and lymb. An example usually given is walking in a shallow pond and stepping on a sharpt object: the foot immeidately raises before you are voluntarily aware of pending danger. It is more complex than the monosynaptic relex and include prolonged output from the spinal cord (as opposed to one sudden stretch reflex stimulus) and decision making processes ("am I in danger?" "am I hurt
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 00:15:47 +0000

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