Voluntary and involuntary action

An example of a reflex action includes

• Touching a butterfly

• Brushing your hand against the side of your body

• Touching a hot stove

• Your legs moving as you walk

An effector is also known as a the sight of ____________ to an action

• Stimulus

• Sensory neuron

• Motor neuron

• Response

If you pick up a hot plate _____________ receptors in your ___________ detect this change

• Sensory, skin

• Sensory, muscle

• Motor, skin

• Intermediate, muscle

Reflex actions are important because

• They provide a quick, involuntary response

• They prevent injury

• They are essential to the survival of organisms

• All of the above

How is a reflex arc different than other voluntary movements?

• A reflex arc takes the same path as a voluntary action

• A reflex a travels from a sensory neuron to the spinal cord then to a motor neuron, skipping the brain

• A reflex arc takes longer than a voluntary action

• There is no difference between a reflex arc and a voluntary action

Salivary glands are an example of ...

• A receptor
• A relay
• A detector
• An effector

What is the neuron found only in the spinal cord?

• Relay
• Sensory
• Motor
• Reflex

What makes up the CNS

• brain and spinal cord
• brain and neurons
• brain
• spine and neurons

Where does decision-making occur when a response is selected?

• Receptors

• Brain

• Spine

• Neurons

What type of responses may occur without conscious thought?

• Voluntary

• Involuntary

• Autonomic

• Sensory