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5 Reflex Facts You Should Know
Posted under Health and Fitness by matt639I wrote about reflexes a while back but what is it really? Basically, reflexes are movements that the body make automatically based on a certain cue. They are mostly involuntary so you’ll be surprised you suddenly moved before you even thought of what you were doing. Here are 5 facts about our reflexes.
- When reacting to pain, the part of our body that’s directly affected would send a signal immediately to the body part that would safely move it out of harm’s way, bypassing the brain. This reaction makes it quick, almost in an instant.
- Coughing when we feel something weird in our throats is considered a reflex action.
- The pupils in our eyes widen and close just allowing enough light into our eyes to see clearly. The darker the environment, the wider the pupils would grow. It is also considered a reflex action.
- The popular reflex test which includes hitting just above the knee caps resulting with the legs suddenly kicking up (like in cartoons) is actually done medicine. And it works, seriously.
- We can train our reflexes to react to particular situations. This can be seen especially when playing games where you quickly react to particular situations. So yeah, constant practice makes us better at it.
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