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• Three types of responses of the nervous system are- reflex action, voluntary action and involuntary action
  • Reflex action 
    • Sudden movement or response to a stimulus
    • Occurs in very short duration of time
    • Does not involve will or any thinking of brain
    • E.g. If we touch hot plate, we immediately pull our hand back.
  • Voluntary action
    • Actions such as writing, talking etc. that can be controlled consciously.
  • Involuntary action
    • Actions such as breathing, digestion etc. that cannot be controlled consciously.

• Reflex action –

  • It is an automatic action or response provoked by a stimulus.

  • Reflex pathway is comprised o…