Withdrawal reflex

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By Neena Navas

Category: Science

Language: English

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This PDF is a concise clinical physiology guide outlining the anatomy and neural pathway of the **Withdrawal Reflex**. It explains the step-by-step mechanism of this protective spinal response, detailing how a painful stimulus travels via sensory neurons to the dorsal horn, activates interneurons, and triggers alpha motor neurons to contract flexor muscles. Finally, it highlights the concept of reciprocal inhibition, where opposing extensor muscles are simultaneously relaxed, and notes clinical conditions that can override or impair the reflex.

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