Term Name: reflex
Synonyms:
Definition: An automatic response to a stimulus beginning with a nerve impulse from a receptor and ending with the action of an effector such as a gland or a muscle. Signaling never reaches a level of consciousness.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060004]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: response to external stimulus
has subtype: eye blink reflex milk ejection reflex musculoskeletal movement, spinal reflex action pilomotor reflex proboscis extension reflex righting reflex sneeze reflex vestibular reflex