Search Results for: involuntary response
Involuntary muscle
A muscle act typically either under the control of the will or without conscious control. Muscles that can be controlled at... Read More
Involuntary Response
Responses that are not controlled by the individual, for example when someone flashes something past your face your... Read More
Pupillary light reflex
Definition noun, plural: pupillary light reflexes A reflex marked by the constriction of the pupil in response to the... Read More
Reflex arc
Definition noun, plural: reflex arcs A neural pathway that controls reflex reactions Supplement In physiology, a reflex... Read More
Homeostatic Mechanisms and Cellular Communication
Homeostasis is the relatively stable conditions of the internal environment that result from compensatory regulatory... Read More
Chemotropism
Definition noun Growth or movement response of a cell or an organism to chemicals Supplement In general, tropism is an... Read More
Accommodation reflex
Definition noun, plural: accommodation reflexes A reflex reaction of the eye in response to focusing on near object followed... Read More
Heliotropism
Definition noun Growth or movement of a cell or an organism in response to the direction of the sun Supplement In general,... Read More
Gravitropism
Definition noun Growth or movement response of a cell or an organism to gravity Supplement Tropism is an involuntary... Read More
Thigmotropism
Definition noun Growth or movement of a cell or an organism in response to touch Supplement In general, tropism is an... Read More
Stretch reflex
Definition noun A reflex contraction of a muscle when the muscle proprioceptors (e.g. muscle spindles) are... Read More
An introduction to Homeostasis
Researched and Written by Jonjo Minns Submitted to biologyonline.com on February 25, 2009. Published in biologyonline.com... Read More
Phototropism
Definition noun, plural: photoropisms Growth or movement response of a cell or an organism to light Supplement In general,... Read More
Hydrotropism
Definition noun Growth or movement response of a cell or an organism to moisture or water Supplement In general, tropism is... Read More
Electrotropism
Definition noun Growth or movement of a cell or an organism in response to an electric field Supplement In general, tropism... Read More
Decerebrate rigidity
Definition noun An involuntary posturing whereby the arms are extended on the sides while the head is arched back, as... Read More
Resting potential
Resting Potential Definition The resting potential of a cell is defined as the difference in electrical potential across... Read More
Human Neurology
Human Neurology deals essentially with the nervous system of humans. It also features the various theories put forward by... Read More
Somatic nervous system
Definition noun The part of the peripheral nervous system that consists of afferent nerves responsible in relaying motor... Read More
Myocardium
Myocardium Definition What is the myocardium of the heart? It is the muscular middle layer of the heart that is... Read More
Nervous tissue
Nervous Tissue Definition Nerve cells (or neurons) and their associated cells, such as neuroglia cells, make up nervous... Read More