Activity of a muscle spindle is to ____ as activity of the Golgi tendon organ is to ____. a. inhibition of contraction; inhibition of contraction b. contraction; contraction c. inhibition of contraction; contraction d. contraction; inhibition of contraction
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Muscle spindles are sensory receptors located within the belly of muscles. They detect changes in muscle length (stretch) and the rate of that stretch. When a muscle is stretched, the muscle spindle sends signals to the central nervous system to initiate a reflex Show more…
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