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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Reflex > Reflex, Abdominal
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Reflex > Reflex, Abdominal
Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Reflex > Reflex, Abdominal
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Reflex, Abdominal  

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  • Contractions of the abdominal muscles upon stimulation of the skin (superficial abdominal reflex) or tapping neighboring bony structures (deep abdominal reflex). The superficial reflex may be weak or absent, for example, after a stroke, a sign of upper (suprasegmental) motor neuron lesions. (Stedman, 25th ed & Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p1073)

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