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what is the effect of muscle of muscle fatigue on your ability to produce the pa

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what is the effect of muscle of muscle fatigue on your ability to produce the patellar reflex 7. What waš the effect of muscle fatigue on your ability to produce the patellar reflex? 8. The pupillary light reflex and the corneal refléx illustrate the purposeful nature of reflex activity. Describe the protective aspect of each: pupillary light reflex corneal reflex Was the pupillary consensual response contralateral or ipsilateral? Why would such a response be of significant value in this particular reflex? 9. 10. Differentiate between the types of activities accomplished by somatic and autonomic reflexes.

Explanation / Answer

7.The intensity of reflex decreases. Muscle fatigueness decreases the excitatory level of muscle (insufficient excitation of muscle) and thus reflex becomes slow.

8. Pupillary light reflex: Pupillary light reflex controls the diameter of the pupil according to the intensity of light that falls on the retinal ganglion cells of the retina in the back of the eye and thus, protect the retina form damage by high intense light.

Corneal reflex: The corneal reflex is involuntry blinking of eyelids.The reflex occurs at a rapid rate of 0.1 seconds. The purpose of this reflex is to protect the eyes from foreign bodies and bright lights and thus, protect eyeballs from foregin substances and intense light.

9. Pupillary consensual response is ipsilateral thus, light shined in one eye normally results in the constriction of both pupils (ipsilateral pupillary constriction—direct response).

10. Somatic response control voluntry responses (movement of limbs) while autonomic nervous system controls involuntry responses (like heart beat).