Question

what is reflex action? Explain with two examples. what is the importance of reflex action?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Reflex action is defined as an unconscious and involuntary response of effectors to a stimulus. Example, on touching a hot object (stimulus), we immediately remove our hand from it.  

Other example from daily life are watering of mouth on seeing food, sneezing, blinking of eyes and yawning.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The process of responding to a peripheral nerve stimulation that occurs involuntarily i.e., without conscious effort or thought and requires the involvement of the spinal cord. These reflexes are very rapid, automatic, stereotyped behaviour in which the same kind of stimulus evokes for a short-lived response.

Example:-

1. on touching a hot object (stimulus), we immediately remove our hand from it.  
2. from daily life are watering of mouth on seeing food, sneezing, blinking of eyes and yawning.