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Bookmark or Share- Deep Tendon Reflexes - Stanford Medicine 25The reflex exam is fundamental to the neurological exam and important to locating upper versus lower motor neuron lesions. There are five deep tendon reflexes and a number of superficial and visceral reflexes covered here. Introduction to the Reflex Exam. Reflexes are useful for the general internist to perform, but you can’t evaluate them if …
- Human Body and Mind - Nervous System Layer - BBCBBC Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Nervous System Layer. You are here: BBC Science > Human Body & Mind > The Body > Nervous system. Discover how your reflexes work.
- Reflex action (& reflex arc) (video) | Khan AcademyThe best known of the reflexes is the patellar, or knee-jerk, reflex. The DTR exam involves a healthcare provider tapping your knee with a rubber hammer (it shouldn't hurt). This tap stretches your patellar tendon and the muscle in your thigh that connects to it. That's how the leg moved on its own.
- What are reflexes? Definition and examples - Medical News TodaySummary. Reflexes are automatic and involuntary actions the body produces in response to certain stimuli. While some reflexes can involve muscles and movement, others involve internal processes...
- Your Body's Natural and Automatic Reflexes - Verywell HealthA reflex is an involuntary movement to a stimulus. It is a relatively simple (but critical) way your body relays information that never reaches conscious awareness. Most of us take a lot of what the body does for us for granted, and that’s a good thing.
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