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direct reflex

direct reflex A direct reflex is a reflex pathway in the spinal cord in which an incoming sensory fibre sends a collateral directly to cells in the ventral horn, forming a direct reflex arc to a motor neuron.

A direct reflex is a reflex pathway in the spinal cord in which an incoming sensory fibre sends a collateral directly to cells in the ventral horn, forming a direct reflex arc to a motor neuron. In this historical usage, it is contrasted with an indirect reflex path that passes through an intercalary cell.

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Drafting source: Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II. 1902 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 b86b5dbbaa0a0b3ecf6c8b0a089a7ca5409b9bac4e6481cba91c99bba16f31bd. “Baldwin, Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, volume II” (philopsych02balduoft:chars-3297000-3309000).
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