List three ways that neural reflex pathways can be classified. Name one of the reflexes in each category. What additional information may be gained from the name of the reflex? Name a specific reflex and identify its classification in all of the categories you listed.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Any three of the following four answers are correct classifications. Further, the effector or action is sometimes
evident by the reflex name, e.g., flexor reflex. Answers to specific reflexes will vary, e.g., knee jerk reflex is somatic,
spinal, innate, and monosynaptic.
1. by the efferent division of the nervous system that controls the response: somatic reflexes and autonomic reflexes
2. by the CNS location where the reflex is integrated: spinal reflexes and cranial reflexes
3. by whether the reflex is innate or learned: innate reflexes and learned or conditioned reflexes
4. by the number of neurons in the reflex pathway: monosynaptic reflexes and polysynaptic reflexes