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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2018

During examination a neurologist taps the tendon under the patient’s knee cap with a reflex hammer to evaluate reflex extension of the knee. This response is provoked by stimulation of the following receptors:

Answer options

  1. Muscle spindles
  2. Articular receptors
  3. Golgi tendon organ
  4. Tactile receptors
  5. Nociceptors
Correct answer

Muscle spindles

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