righting reflexes

right·ing re·flex·es

reflexes that through various receptors, in labyrinth, eyes, muscles, or skin tend to bring an animal's body into its normal position in space and that resist any force acting to put it into a false position, for example, on its back.
See also: body righting reflexes, labyrinthine righting reflexes, neck reflexes, optic righting reflexes. Synonym(s): static reflexes (2)