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Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… … Medical dictionary
Vestibulo-ocular reflex — The vestibulo ocular reflex. A rotation of the head is detected, which triggers an inhibitory signal to the extraocular muscles on one side and an excitatory signal to the muscles on the other side. The result is a compensatory movement of the… … Wikipedia
reflejo vestibuloocular — Eng. Vestibulo ocular reflex Movimiento ocular involuntario que aparece debido a la estimulación del sistema vestibular. Reflejo oculovestibular … Diccionario de oftalmología
Kopfimpulstest — Der Kopfimpulstest ist ein Nachweisverfahren eines ein oder beidseitigen Ausfalls des Gleichgewichtsorgans. Er erlaubt die Prüfung der horizontalen Bogengänge am Krankenbett. Dabei beurteilt der Untersucher die kompensatorischen Sakkaden, die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nystagmus — Rapid rhythmic repetitious involuntary (unwilled) eye movements. Nystagmus can be horizontal, vertical or rotary. * * * Involuntary rhythmic oscillation of the eyeballs, either pendular or with a slow and fast component. [G. nystagmos, a nodding … Medical dictionary
harmonic acceleration test — (for vestibuloocular reflex) rotation of a patient seated in a chair in complete darkness, with monitoring of eye movements; with normal vestibuloocular reflexes the eyes will undergo rotatory nystagmus to the same degree in both eyes in the… … Medical dictionary
List of anatomical topics — This page aims to list articles related to anatomy. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that shouldn t be here but is), please update the page accordingly. NOTOC A… … Wikipedia
Oreopithecus bambolii — Taxobox name = Swamp Ape fossil range = Miocene image width = 270px image caption = Oreopithecus bambolii fossil regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates familia = †Oreopithecidae? genus = † Oreopithecus species = †… … Wikipedia
Oreopithecus — Temporal range: Miocene Oreopithecus bambolii fossil Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
reflejo oculovestibular — Eng. Oculovestibular reflex Ver reflejo vestibuloocular … Diccionario de oftalmología
