A nurse holds the client's relaxed left arm, with elbow flexed at a 90-degree angle, in one hand. The nurse palpates and then strikes the appropriate tendon just above the elbow with either end of the reflex hammer
What is the normal response for this deep tendon reflex?
a. Flexion of the left elbow
b. Pronation of the left forearm
c. Supination of the left arm
d. Extension of the left elbow
ANS: D
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