KROK 1 2013 – Question 96 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
An attack of tachycardia that occurred in a patient was stopped by pressing on his eyeballs. Which of the following reflexes underlies this phenomenon?
- A. Hering
- B. Goltz
- C. Aschner
- D. Bernard’s
- E. Bainbridge
Hint
Ask which receptor area is stimulated by pressing on the eyes and which reflex arc then reaches the vagal centre to slow the heart.
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