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Righting Reflex

The righting reflex helps the body regain an upright position when it falls or is taken out of normal alignment. There are several righting reflexes, including the head righting reflex, body-on-head righting reflex, neck-on-body righting reflex, and body-on-body righting reflex. The head righting reflex uses vestibular stimulation to bring the head back to an upright position, while the other reflexes use differential body surface stimulation to bring both the head and full body back to an upright orientation.

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Righting Reflex

The righting reflex helps the body regain an upright position when it falls or is taken out of normal alignment. There are several righting reflexes, including the head righting reflex, body-on-head righting reflex, neck-on-body righting reflex, and body-on-body righting reflex. The head righting reflex uses vestibular stimulation to bring the head back to an upright position, while the other reflexes use differential body surface stimulation to bring both the head and full body back to an upright orientation.

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RIGHTING REFLEX

DEFINITION:
When the body goes off balance and falls down,
the righting reflexes help the body to regain the
upright position.
The righting reflex, also known as the
Labyrinthine righting reflex, is a reflex that
corrects the orientation of the body when it is taken
out of its normal upright position.
There are several righting reflexes,
which include the:
(1) Head righting reflex.
(2)  Body-on-head righting reflex
(3)  Neck-on-body righting reflex.
(4)  Body-on-body righting reflex
 Head righting reflex.
When the head is not in the
upright position, the vestibular
apparatus gets stimulated.It
reflexly stimulates the
appropriate muscles to bring the
head back to the upright position.
Sensory information about motion,
equilibrium, and spatial orientation is
provided by the vestibular apparatus,
which in each ear includes the utricle,
saccule, and three semicircular canals.
The utricle and saccule detect gravity
(information in a vertical orientation)
and linear movement.
 Body-on-head righting reflex.
When the body is lying flat on the
ground, one of its surfaces (the anterior or
posterior, depending on whether the body
is prone or supine) is in contact with the
ground. This differential stimulation of
one surface of the body provides the
necessary cues for reflexly bringing the
head back to the upright position.
 Neck-on-body righting reflex
 Righting of the head (through head righting
reflex) while the body continues to be in the
horizontal position results in the stretching of
the neck and activation of the neck righting
reflexes. The neck righting reflex stimulates
the appropriate postural muscles to bring the
whole body back to the upright position.
 Body-on-body righting reflex
When the body is lying flat on the
ground, the differential stimulation
of its anterior and posterior
surfaces provides the necessary
cues f bringing the body back to the
erect position.
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