The Five Basic Components of Reflex Arcs Diagram | Quizlet

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Sensory Neuron

Transmits afferent impulses to the CNS

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Receptor

The site of stimulus action

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Motor Neuron

Conducts efferent impulses from the integration center to an effector organ

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Integration Center

One or more neurons in the CNS that process sensory input

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Effector

Muscle fiber or gland cell that responds to efferent impulses by contracting or secreting, respectively.

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Reflex

Rapid, predictable, involuntary motor responses to stimuli

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Reflex Arcs

Neural pathways that reflexes are mediated over.