Question
What is the difference between a reflex action and walking?
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Answer
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Reflex action
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Walking
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It is a rapid, automatic response to a stimulus which is not under the voluntary control of the brain. It is a kind of involuntary action which involves the spinal cord. It is not based on our thinking.
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It is a voluntary action which we undertake knowingly. The action of walking involves thinking by the brain. The central nervous system (brain, spinal cord) take part in the action of walking.
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