Test Your Knowledge On Knee Reflex Test

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    In the knee-jerk reflex, tapping the tendon is ____________.

    • Stimulus
    • Interneuron
    • Effector
    • None of the above
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  • 2. 

    Which segment of the spinal cord does the knee jerk reflex test?

    • L2

    • L3

    • L4

    • All of the above

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  • 3. 

    What is the other name for the knee-jerk reflex?

    • Spinal reflex

    • Cerebellar reflex

    • Patellar reflex

    • None of the above

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  • 4. 

    When did Sir Michael Foster record knee-jerk reflex in his physiology textbook?

    • 1877

    • 1880

    • 1881

    • 1882

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  • 5. 

    The knee-jerk reflex is an example of ______________.

    •  Monosynaptic reflex arc

    • Pharyngeal reflex

    • Skeletal reflex arc

    • None of the above

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  • 6. 

    Who first reported the knee-jerk reaction? 

    • Wilhelm Heinrich Erb 

    • Carl Friedrich Westphal

    • O. O. McIntyre

    • Both (a) and (b)

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  • 7. 

    Which motor neuron is responsible for the contraction of the legs during the knee reflex test?

    • Marginal Cell Neuron

    • Sublateral Motor Neuron

    • Motor Neuron 5

    • Alpha motor neuron

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  • 8. 

    Multiple leg oscillations during the knee-jerk reflex can be a sign of _______________.

    •  Cerebellar diseases

    • Muscle diseases

    • Dementia

    • None of the above

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  • 9. 

    When was the knee jerk reflex first reported?

    • About 1875

    • About 1880

    • About 1889

    • About 1893

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  • 10. 

    The absence or decrease of knee-jerk reflex is known as ____________.

    • Westphal's sign

    • Patellar sign

    • Cerebellar sign

    • None of the above

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