REFLEX ARC

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REFLEX ARC
This is a neural pathway that controls a reflex action. It is the pathway taken by a sensory nerve in transporting information from the receptor to the spinal cord and by the motor nerve in transferring information from the spinal cord to the effector organ during a reflex action. The reflex arc is made up of 5 parts;
1 A RECEPTOR; To detect the stimulus
2 A SENSORY NEURON; To convey sensory information to the brain or spinal cord
3 AN INTERNEURON; They serve as relay neuron
4 A MOTOR NEURON; To conduct motor output to the periphery
5 AN EFFECTOR; To carry out the commands

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