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muscle spindle


senses the stretch of a muscle and sends that information back to the spinal cord and cerebellum to help control muscle length
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muscle spindle


normally runs parallel to the main contractile muscle fibres which sends impulses to the CNS when stretched.
Source: psychologydictionary.org

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muscle spindle


A muscle receptor that lies parallel to a muscle and sends impulses to the central nervous system when the muscle is stretched. See Figure 11.9.
Source: 7e.biopsychology.com

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Skeletal Muscle structures that function as the Mechanoreceptors responsible for the stretch or myotactic Reflex (Reflex, Stretch). They are composed of a bundle of encapsulated Skeletal Muscle Fibers [..]
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