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If your leg is tapped below the knee, this often results in your leg flinching. This is caused by a reflex in the leg, and it shouldn't be painful, but some people say it tickles.
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What is the reaction of the right leg when the knee was tapped?
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Which ligament of the initiates the knee jerk reflex when tapped?
The patellar ligament initiates the knee jerk reflex when tapped. When the patellar tendon is tapped just below the patella, the sensory neurons detect the sudden stretch and send an impulse to the spinal cord. This reflex causes the contraction of the quadriceps muscles, resulting in the extension of the leg.
Name for a smaller outer leg bone below the knee?
The smaller outer leg bone below the knee is called the Tibia.
A soccer player got kicked on the front of the leg below the knee The knee began to swell get hot and painful what has happened?
i think you need to study for it then have people answer your questions
Where is your thigh?
your thigh is the part above the knee the leg part is below the knee hope I helped
What is a word for a part of a leg below the knee?
It is usually called just the lower leg, although specific parts do have names of their own (shin for the front and calf for the back are common).
What is a shin?
A shin is the front part of the leg below the knee.
Where is thigh?
your thigh is the part above the knee the leg part is below the knee hope I helped
What is the part of a leg below the knee?
Shin
What is the calf?
The calf is the muscular portion of the leg between the ankle and the knee.
What do you call the part of the leg from the waist to the knee?
If it is below the inner thigh, it has to be the lower leg and if about the knee is the thigh, itself. There is no name for what you described.
What happened to kari Byron's leg on Mythbusters?
She slipped in ballistics gel, and dislocated her knee.
