Tendon reflex
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Tendon reflex
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Tendon reflex may refer to: The stretch reflex or muscle stretch reflex (MSR), when the stretch is created by a blow upon a muscle tendon. This is the commonly used definition of the term. Albeit a misnomer, in this sense a common example is the standard patellar reflex or knee-jerk response. Stretch reflex tests are used to determine the integrity of the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system, and they can be used to determine the presence of a neuromuscular disease. The Golgi tendon reflex,
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Reflexes in physiology
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendon_reflex
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2023-04-03T00:12:35Z
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