This animation presents the nerve circuits involved in a medullar myotatic reflex: the patellar reflex
Learning goals
To clarify the different structures involved in the myotatic reflex.
To understand the progress of the nerve message through the different structures involved in the reflex reaction.
To distinguish between sensory and motor pathways.
To clarify the idea of the reflex arc.
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A reflex is an involuntary reaction to a stimulus. A myotatic reflex is a medullar reflex observed after mechanical stimulation of the sub-patellar tendon.