Ted Lewis, also currently credited as Ed Paul, is one of NY's most well-known voice actors.
circular movement around an axis: dorsiflexion: decreasing the angle of the ankle joint so that the foot bends backwards (upward) plantar flexion: the motion that extends the foot downward toward the ground as when pointing the toes: plant/o: sole of the foot: supinaton: as applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm forward, or up: pronation
The knee jerk is an example of the simplest type of reflex. When the knee is tapped, the nerve that receives this stimulus sends an impulse to the spinal cord, where it is relayed to a motor nerve. This causes the quadriceps muscle at the front of the thigh to contract and jerk the leg up.. A reflex bending of the foot resulting from contraction of the calf muscles when the Achilles tendon is sharply struck. Also called Achilles jerk, Achilles tendon reflex, ankle reflex, triceps surae reflex.