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How does the stretch reflex cause the quadriceps femoris muscle group contract?
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Tapping on the patellar tendon stretches
receptors called the muscle
spindles in the
quadriceps muscle group
of the anterior thigh. This stimulus evokes a rapid motor
reflex
to
contract
the
quadriceps
and shorten the
muscles
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