Question

Question 30:
State whether coughing is a voluntary action or reflex action.

Lakhmir Singh Biology Class 10

Answer 1

Hey friend,
Here is your answer:

Coughing is a reflex action where unwanted matter gets cleared from the windpipe when something blocks it. It happens spontaneously and quickly.

Hope it helps u.

Answer 2

Answer:

Coughing is both voluntary and reflex action.  

Explanation:

Voluntarily a person can cough if he or she feels to do so. And on the other hand, cough reflex and gag reflex sit side by side towards the laryngopharynx.  

It is a type of reflex which tends to push foreign substances out of the respiratory tract, thereby saving the lungs from being polluted or being damaged.  

'Reflex action' is an 'involuntary action' in response to the 'stimulus'.