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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...
- called the trial a "farce", while other ****stanis labeled this reaction "knee-jerk ****stani nationalism". Yusuf Raza Gilani, who was the ****stani Prime...
- shamans" — and that by doing so, the film was ultimately "so tasteless and knee-jerk in its depiction that it makes Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom look...
- The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the clean, the lifter...
- 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)...
- praised how "the explosive arguments between Peter and Ivan, in which one knee-jerk judgment breaks the fall of another, are among the most masterly scenes...
- 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...
- [WATCH]". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021. "Kennedy: Vaping ban is a 'knee-jerk, nanny state' reaction". Fox Business. January 21, 2020. Retrieved July...
- (2024). Alwyn keeps his personal life private, which he described as a "knee-jerk response to the culture we live in". GQ labelled Alwyn a "notoriously...