An involuntary movement or exercise of function in a part, excited in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the brain or spinal cord.
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Cranial Nerves
Twelve pairs of nerves that carry general afferent, visceral afferent, special afferent, somatic efferent, and autonomic efferent fibers.
Cranial Nerve,Nerve, Cranial,Nerves, Cranial
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Eyelids
Each of the upper and lower folds of SKIN which cover the EYE when closed.
Eyelid
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Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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Afferent Pathways
Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a peripheral part toward a nerve center.
The 31 paired peripheral nerves formed by the union of the dorsal and ventral spinal roots from each spinal cord segment. The spinal nerve plexuses and the spinal roots are also included.