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Definition of Knee jerk

Knee jerk
Knee jerk Knee jerk (Physiol.) A jerk or kick produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps muscle.

Meaning of Knee jerk from wikipedia

- The patellar reflex, also called the knee reflex or knee-jerk, is a stretch reflex which tests the L2, L3, and L4 segments of the spinal cord. Many animals...
- [clarification needed] When the patellar tendon is tapped just below the knee, the tap initiates an action potential in a specialized structure known as...
- 2022). "As Gaudreau makes emotional departure, Flames look to avoid knee-jerk response". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 13, 2022. "Gaudreau, Blue Jackets...
- [WATCH]". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021. "Kennedy: Vaping ban is a 'knee-jerk, nanny state' reaction". Fox Business. January 21, 2020. Retrieved July...
- link‍] Mason, Rowena (9 April 2014). "Tory vice-chair Fabricant sacked in 'knee-jerk decision'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2025. Billson, Chantelle...
- Jaw jerk reflex (CN V) Biceps reflex C5/C6 Brachioradialis reflex C6 Extensor digitorum reflex C6/C7 Triceps reflex C7/C8 Patellar reflex L2-L4 (knee-jerk)...
- successful run at London's Soho Theatre. Lexx's 2019 Edinburgh show was called Knee Jerk and dealt with political topics ****ociated with the fallout from the 2016...
- fight without being a jerk. I was a bit of a baby. At the first moment of conflict, I behaved in a slightly adolescent knee-jerk way. I just screamed."...
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- well-disposed critics may restrain their praise, even unwittingly, in knee-jerk sympathy with director Kaye, who disowns this cut and lost his bid to...