2.85 - structure and functioning of a simple reflex

- a reflex is a type of response, these are rapid responses that may protect you in some way i.e. hot objects
- the pathway that signals travel along, during a reflex is a reflex arc
- simple reflexes are usually spinal reflexes so the reflexes are processed by the spinal cord, not the brain
- the spinal cord sends signals back to the effector like the muscles or glands
- an example would be touching a hot object