It is possible to evoke this reflex by a brisk but light tap to the tendon of the muscle, which then responds with a contraction.

The reflex can be evoked in postural muscles.

This reflex forms the basis for current views about the mechanism of posture.

This reflex involves a chain of two neurons.

It is a reflex response to afferent impulses of tendon organs lying in the tendon being tapped.