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Scapular reflex
Muscular contraction following percussion or stimulus between the scapulae.
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Righting reflex
Any of the reflexes that enable an animal to maintain the body in a definite relationship to the head and thus maintain its body right side up.
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Red reflex
The red light reflection seen in ophthalmoscopic examination of the eye. A crimson radiance of light observed emanating from the eye when its interior is illuminated.
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Psychogalvanic reflex
Decreased electric resistance of the skin in response to emotional stress or stimuli.
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Proprioceptive reflex
A reflex initiated by body movement to maintain the position of the moved part; any reflex initiated by stimulation of a proprioceptor.
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Pressor reflex
A reflex in which the response to stimulation is an increase in blood pressure brought about by constriction of arterioles.
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Postural reflex
Any reflex that is concerned with maintaining posture.
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Pneopneic reflex
A change in respiratory depth and rate, coughing, suffocation, and pulmonary edema when an irritant vapor is inhaled.
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Pneocardiac reflex
A change in the rate and rhythm of the heart and blood pressure when an irritant vapor is inhaled.
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Platysmal reflex
Dilation of the pupil resulting from sharp pinching of the platysma myoides.
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