Question
How are involuntary actions and reflex actions different from each other?
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Answer
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Reflex Action
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Involuntary Action
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It is a rapid, automatic response to a stimulus which is not under the voluntary control of the brain.
Example: Sneezing, coughing.
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Those actions which do not need thinking and are not performed by us knowingiy are called involuntary action.
Example: Digestion, respiration.
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