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the knee-jerk reflex
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Is the patellar reflex more or less vigorous after exercise?
The patellar reflex is more vigorous after exercise.
What is a normal reaction for the patellar reflex?
knee jerk
What is the effector involved the patellar reflex?
In order to provoke the patellar reflex one must strike the patellar tendon with a tendon hammer (and only a tendon hammer, striking with an ordinary hammer is ill-advised). In other words, strike the region immediately below the patella.
The patellar reflex helps the body to maintain?
an upright posture
The patellar reflex helps the body to maintain what?
Upright Posture
The patellar knee jerk reflex is an example of?
Patellar reflex is an involuntary, deep tendon and myotatic reflex
Is the patellar reflex more or less vigorous after exercise?
The patellar reflex is more vigorous after exercise.
Is the Patellar reflex inhibited or enhanced by voluntary muscle activity in the quadriceps?
The patellar reflex is inhibited
What type of reflex does not involve the brain?
Patellar Reflex.
Is a patellar reflex autonomic?
no
The patellar reflex is a type of?
knee jerk aka patellar reflex is an example of a stretch reflex
What reflex is the knee jerk reflex an example of?
knee jerk aka patellar reflex is an example of a stretch reflex
Which ligament of the knee initiates the knee-jerk reflex?
The patellar tendon, just underneath the kneecap
Where are sensory stretch receptors of the withdrawal reflex located?
they are located in the limbs, because the limbs are the effectors of the withdrawal reflex.
What is a normal reaction for the patellar reflex?
knee jerk
When the subject was concentring on an arithmetic problem did the change noted in the patellar reflex indicate that brain activity is necessary for the patellar reflex or only that it may modify it?
It may modify it.
What is the effector involved the patellar reflex?
In order to provoke the patellar reflex one must strike the patellar tendon with a tendon hammer (and only a tendon hammer, striking with an ordinary hammer is ill-advised). In other words, strike the region immediately below the patella.
