EPIGASTRIC REFLEX

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N., Pam M.S.
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The spinal reflex that draws in the upper central region of the gastrointestinal wall elicited by a quick stroke with a pin from the nipple downward.

EPIGASTRIC REFLEX: "Epigastric reflex is the spinal reflex that draws in the upper central region of the gastrointestinal wall elicited by a quick stroke with a pin from the nipple downward."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. ROOTING REFLEX
  2. TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS
  3. PERIPHERAL
  4. BULBOCAVERNOUS REFLEX
  5. REFLEX LATENCY
  6. CUNEATE TUBERCLE
  7. PARIETAL LOBE
  8. INTERSEGMENTAL ARC REFLEX
  9. NEURAL PATHWAY
  10. SPINAL REFLEX
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "EPIGASTRIC REFLEX," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/epigastric-reflex/ (accessed November 25, 2020).
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