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==Origin==
[[Latin]] reflexus, past participle of reflectere to [[reflect]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a archaic : reflected heat, light, or color
:b : a [[mirror]]ed image
:c : a copy exact in [[essential]] or peculiar features
*2a : an [[automatic]] and often inborn [[response]] to a stimulus that involves a nerve [[impulse]] passing inward from a receptor to a nerve center and thence outward to an effector (as a muscle or gland) without reaching the level of [[consciousness]] — compare [[habit]]
:b : the [[process]] that culminates in a reflex and comprises [[reception]], [[transmission]], and [[reaction]] —called also reflex [[action]]
:c plural : the [[power]] of acting or responding with adequate [[speed]]
:d : a way of [[thinking]] or behaving
*3: a [[linguistic]] element (as a [[word]] or [[sound]]) or system (as [[writing]]) that is derived from a prior and especially an older element or [[system]] <boat is the reflex of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] bāt>
==Description==
A '''reflex''' [[action]], also known as a reflex, is an involuntary and nearly [[instantaneous]] movement in [[response]] to a [[stimulus]]. In most [[contexts]], in particular those involving [[humans]], reflex [[actions]] are mediated via the reflex arc; this is not always true in other [[animals]], nor does it apply to casual uses of the term 'reflex'.
*Reaction time
For a reflex, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_time reaction time] or latency is the time from the onset of a [[stimulus]] until the [[organism]] responds.
In animals, reaction time to visual stimuli is typically 150 to 300 milliseconds.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflex]
[[Category: Biology]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] reflexus, past participle of reflectere to [[reflect]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 16th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a archaic : reflected heat, light, or color
:b : a [[mirror]]ed image
:c : a copy exact in [[essential]] or peculiar features
*2a : an [[automatic]] and often inborn [[response]] to a stimulus that involves a nerve [[impulse]] passing inward from a receptor to a nerve center and thence outward to an effector (as a muscle or gland) without reaching the level of [[consciousness]] — compare [[habit]]
:b : the [[process]] that culminates in a reflex and comprises [[reception]], [[transmission]], and [[reaction]] —called also reflex [[action]]
:c plural : the [[power]] of acting or responding with adequate [[speed]]
:d : a way of [[thinking]] or behaving
*3: a [[linguistic]] element (as a [[word]] or [[sound]]) or system (as [[writing]]) that is derived from a prior and especially an older element or [[system]] <boat is the reflex of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] bāt>
==Description==
A '''reflex''' [[action]], also known as a reflex, is an involuntary and nearly [[instantaneous]] movement in [[response]] to a [[stimulus]]. In most [[contexts]], in particular those involving [[humans]], reflex [[actions]] are mediated via the reflex arc; this is not always true in other [[animals]], nor does it apply to casual uses of the term 'reflex'.
*Reaction time
For a reflex, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_time reaction time] or latency is the time from the onset of a [[stimulus]] until the [[organism]] responds.
In animals, reaction time to visual stimuli is typically 150 to 300 milliseconds.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflex]
[[Category: Biology]]