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when body temperature increases, thermoreceptors are stimulated and send nerve signals to the cns. the cns sends motor signals to sweat glands, which attempt to reduce body temperature. this is an example of a reflex. multiple choice somatic crossed extensor visceral withdrawal stretch
Brief Explanations
- Somatic reflexes involve skeletal muscles.
- Crossed extensor reflex is related to limb movements in response to a stimulus on one side.
- Withdrawal reflex is for moving a body part away from a harmful stimulus.
- Stretch reflex is related to muscle stretching.
- Visceral reflexes (autonomic reflexes) involve smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, and glands. Here, the response involves sweat glands (a gland, part of the visceral/autonomic nervous system's control).
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