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Definitions for knee jerk. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word knee jerk. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex(noun) a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon. Knee jerk(n.) emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their reactions to events. Chaldean Numerology. The numerical value of knee jerk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9.
With the lower leg hanging freely off the edge of the bench, the knee jerk is tested by striking the quadriceps tendon directly with the reflex hammer. Repeat and compare to the other leg. The knee jerk reflex is mediated by the L3 and L4 nerve roots, mainly L4. Insult to the cerebellum may lead to pendular reflexes. Pendular reflexes are not brisk but involve less damping of the limb movement than is usually observed when a deep tendon reflex is elicited.