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What effect does concentrating on not moving your leg have on the knee jerk?
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∙ 14y ago
Although you can try to avoid moving the lower leg, if the rubber hammer is applied in the correct spot on the knee, the reflex will occur, even if only slightly. Doctors tend to re-administer the test if the result appears different in an otherwise healthy person and after so many times of trying to hold the muscles, the muscles will tire and the reflex will be normal regardless.
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What are two examples of a stimulus response reaction?
The knee jerk and touching something hot or sharp and moving your hand away quickly.
What reflex is the knee jerk reflex an example of?
knee jerk aka patellar reflex is an example of a stretch reflex
Knee jerk is an example of a?
Reflex
During a knee-jerk reflex the nerve impulse is received by the?
The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by the interneurons in the spinal cord.
Is the knee jerk a simple reflex?
yes it is
An example of a reflex?
knee-jerk reflex
Do people have Knee jerk reflex when they sleep?
Yes
Will cervical damage affect knee jerk reflexes?
No
What is a normal reaction for the patellar reflex?
knee jerk
What is a knee-jerk reaction?
A knee-jerk reaction is an instinctive reflex. For example, if someone begins screaming insults at you for no apparent reason, your automatic reaction (knee-jerk) may be to get angry and scream insults right back at them, instead of first trying to find out why they are angry at you.
Another name for the patellar reflex is the?
the knee-jerk reflex
Where is the lesion that present with weakness of lower limbs with absent knee jerk and exaggerated ankle jerk?
L3 l4
