T-Rex: Today is a good day I think for more SECRETS of the MEDICAL PROFESSION!
T-Rex: Wooo!
T-Rex: Secrets!!
T-Rex: Dromiceiomimus, you know how doctors will hit your knee with a hammer to test your reflexes?
Dromiceiomimus: Indeed I do!
T-Rex: WELL! In some cases the patient will be too aware of what's going on, and the test won't work. In such cases the patient is asked to lock their hands together and pull them in opposite directions. This distraction allows the test to succeed!
T-Rex: I believe this is called the "Jendrassik Maneuver"!
Utahraptor: That's a pretty sinister name!
T-Rex: You're telling me! What's neat about it, though, is that it's AUTOMATIC. Even if you're aware that it's a distraction, the Maneuver still works!
Utahraptor: Really?
T-Rex: Yep! It's a neurological distraction affecting the pathways between the central nervous system and the motor neurons, dishibiting any tonic (i.e.: baseline) inhibition.
T-Rex: DOCTORS, huh?
