Reflexogenic_zone

Reflexogenous zone

Reflexogenous zone

Area of the body which shows an unconditioned reflex

Reflexogenous (reflexogenic) zone (or the receptive field of a reflex) is the area of the body stimulation of which causes a definite unconditioned reflex.[1]: vol. II, p. 103  For example, stimulation of the mucosa of the nasopharynx elicits a sneezing reflex, and stimulation of the tracheae and bronchi elicits a coughing reflex.[2] The receptive fields of various reflexes may overlap, and in consequence a stimulus applied to a certain part of the skin can elicit one reflex or another depending on its strength and the state of the central nervous system.

References

  1. [1]
    Babsky, Evgeni; Boris Khodorov; Grigory Kositsky; Anatoly Zubkov (1989). Babsky, Evgeni (ed.). Human Physiology, in 2 vols. Vol. 2. Translated by Ludmila Aksenova. Translation edited by H. C. Creighton (M.A., Oxon). Moscow: Mir Publishers. ISBN 5-03-000776-8First published in Russian as «Физиология человека»{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. [2]
    Kiselev P. A. Reflexogenous Zone // The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition.
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