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Pharyngeal reflex and Tetanus

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Difference between Pharyngeal reflex and Tetanus

Pharyngeal reflex vs. Tetanus

The pharyngeal reflex or gag reflex (also known as a laryngeal spasm) is a reflex contraction of the back of the throat, evoked by touching the roof of the mouth, the back of the tongue, the area around the tonsils, the uvula, and the back of the throat. Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is an infection characterized by muscle spasms.

Similarities between Pharyngeal reflex and Tetanus

Pharyngeal reflex and Tetanus have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Central nervous system, Motor neuron, Pharynx.

Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

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Motor neuron

A motor neuron (or motoneuron) is a neuron whose cell body is located in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and whose axon (fiber) projects to the spinal cord or outside of the spinal cord to directly or indirectly control effector organs, mainly muscles and glands.

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Pharynx

The pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the throat that is behind the mouth and nasal cavity and above the esophagus and the larynx, or the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs.

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Pharyngeal reflex and Tetanus Comparison

Pharyngeal reflex has 23 relations, while Tetanus has 109. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 2.27% = 3 / (23 + 109).

References

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