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What is a common characteristic of reflex actions?
What is a common characteristic of reflex actions?
- They are always slow and deliberate
- They occur without conscious thought or control (correct)
- They involve complex decision-making processes
- They require intricate coordination of many neurons
How do reflex actions differ from conscious actions?
How do reflex actions differ from conscious actions?
- Reflex actions are always slow and deliberate
- Conscious actions involve intricate networks of neurons
- Conscious actions always involve pain or danger
- Reflex actions occur without conscious thought (correct)
Why is thinking likely to involve the creation of nerve impulses?
Why is thinking likely to involve the creation of nerve impulses?
- Thinking always leads to reflex actions
- Thinking is a complex activity (correct)
- Thinking is a slow and deliberate process
- Nerve impulses are not involved in thinking
What is the immediate response to touching a flame, according to the text?
What is the immediate response to touching a flame, according to the text?
What does the thinking tissue in our body consist of?
What does the thinking tissue in our body consist of?
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Reflex actions
Reflex actions
Actions that occur automatically and involuntarily, without conscious control or thought.
Conscious actions
Conscious actions
Unlike reflexes, these require conscious thought and deliberation.
Thinking involves
Thinking involves
This complex activity relies on electrical and chemical signals transmitted through neurons.
Reaction to touching flame
Reaction to touching flame
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Thinking tissue consists of
Thinking tissue consists of
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