When Your Doctor Triggers Your Patellar Tendon Reflex by Tapping

question 31

Multiple Choice

When your doctor triggers your patellar tendon reflex by tapping the front of your knee with a rubber hammer,what might she be assessing?

• A)the healthy functioning of your cerebellum
• B)the health of the nervous tissue between your knee and spinal cord
• C)the health of the nervous tissue between your knee and your cerebral cortex
• D)the health of the nervous tissue between your knee and your foot

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