GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Contraction of the pharyngeal musculature ipsilateral to the side of the stimulus is known as the direct gag reflex, and contraction of the musculature on the contralateral side is known as the consensual gag reflex.

Detailed explanation-2: -The reflexes in which the response is created on the opposite side of the body from the stimulus are known as contralateral reflexes. Example: When a person is stepping forward on the nail, the legs pull away, while the other leg balances the whole body’s weight.

Detailed explanation-3: -The crossed extensor reflex is a contralateral reflex that allows the body to compensate on one side for a stimulus on the other.

Detailed explanation-4: -This contralateral stimulation of motor neurons to stabilize the body is called the crossed extension reflex, and is a result of the withdrawal reflex (usually in the lower extremities).