When a health care provider taps the knee to determine the presence of a knee-jerk reflex, what is happening??

A) ?A message is sent to the brain to respond.
B) ?A message is sent to the spinal cord to respond.
C) ?The nerve being tapped responds locally and no message is transmitted.


B

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