The Nurse Is Performing a Physical Assessment on a Client

The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a client. When checking for a patellar reflex, the nurse notes an expected response. Which additional facts are relevant to this response? Select all that apply.

A) Impulses cross over at the medulla
B) Sensory impulse exits through the ventral horn
C) Impulse descends downward in the spinal cord
D) The reaction is referred to as a simple reflex arc
E) Sensory neuronal impulses ascend the brain cortex