A Tap on the Knee Just Below the Kneecap Will

question 166

Multiple Choice

A tap on the knee just below the kneecap will elicit extension of the leg. This reflex indicates that:

• A) muscle spindles have been stretched.
• B) Golgi tendon organs have been stretched.
• C) neurons have been damaged in the spinal cord.
• D) muscle spindles have been relaxed.

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