Have you ever had the experience of riding in a car under a low-hanging tree branch and then having to quickly lower your head to avoid the branches, even though it is safe inside the car? It has happened to me countless times, and I’m sure many others have gone through this rather uncomfortable scenario as well. When we came to our senses, we immediately understood that nothing was really so deformed. It was the reaction of one of our natural body reflex machines coming to work.
Thanks to these reflex mechanisms, many injuries are prevented. Consider these other examples of how the reflexes of our body protect us from certain harms: when an insect threatens to enter a man’s eye, it automatically blinks. A man watching a ball game strays from the bleachers by instinct as the ball flies too close to the head
Reflex mechanisms also work during the process of swallowing food or liquid. What happens in this simple process is that the whole voice box is raised as an input voice. the box is closed so that food or liquid passes through the esophagus. Air is carried into the arteries and lungs through the opening of the voice box. If not for a reflex mechanism that closes this air passage, errant fuel will find its way into the air. With the reflex mechanisms working perfectly, only food and liquid are allowed to pass through the esophagus, while only air exits into the arteries.
In the event that the usual reflex mechanism to prevent food and liquid from entering the arterial system, a second reflex mechanism goes into action. This stop mechanism forces you to cough and suffocate, if the food goes astray, it gets into the artery or into the voice box. And therefore the air is immediately expelled from the lungs, so as to carry the food with it.
The human body is designed to meet unexpected circumstances that threaten its health. For example, in addition to restoring its strength, such as healing bruises, healing lacerations, or even restoring broken bones to their original state, the human body can also prevent many uncomfortable accidents and diseases. Unfortunately, this is something we usually take for granted until the next baseball that hits us passes a few inches from our head, or a threatening fly attempts to enter our eye. Credit must go widely to the various reflex mechanisms of the human body.
