The Achilles tendon reflex is observed when the Achilles tendon of a person is tapped with a patellar hammer and the calf muscle contracts. A doctor tapped the Achilles tendon of man and did not observe a contraction of the man's calf muscle. The man reported that he felt the hammer strike his tendon. The Achilles Tendon Reflex Pathway

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