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A reflex hammer is the triangular rubber-headed mallet with which your knee is struck during a physical exam.
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Knee bone called?
The Patella.
What is an example of a human reflex?
The most well-known human reflex is the knee-jerk (or patella) reflex. This is the one where you use a reflex hammer to hit the tendon just below the kneecap (or patella). The leg jerks out like you're kicking.
What is the technical name for the kneecap?
the patella is the scientific name for the kneecap
Rigatoni Vermicelli Patella Mostaccioli which is not pasta?
patella We call this our "knee bone".
WHAT IS kneecap (patella)?
The patella.
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.
Where in a body is the patella?
KneeCap is your patella
What is the proper term for knee cap?
Patella. Why was this question asked so many times?
What is a patella?
A patella is a kneecap.The patella, in medical terminology, is basically the knee cap.
What is the scientific name for the knee cap bone?
The small bone at the front of the knee (the knee cap) is called the patella.
What is another word for knee?
Patella.
Is the femur superior to the patella?
Nope. The patella is inferior to the metacarpals.
