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The Golgi tendon organ is a receptor organ that gives the body information about the force that a muscle is developing as it contracts.
The structure is also known as the Golgi organ, neurotendinous organ, or neurotendinous spindle.
It is found at the junction of muscle fibers with a tendon. It consists of fibers of collagen, which are stretched by the movement of the muscle, and is supplied with a sensory nerve that carries impulses to the central nervous system. This information (feedback) is used in spinal reflexes and in co-ordination of movement by skeletal muscles.
Paul Wyman
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What type of stimulation does a Golgi tendon organ respond to?
Muscle contraction
What are the main roles of the Golgi Tendon Organ and the Muscle Spindle?
its ball sacks
The nervous system must monitor the behavior of muscles The receptor that provides information about the amount of tension being exerted on a given tendon is the?
Golgi tendon organ
Golgi tendon organ detects the magnitude of mechanical stress at the musculotendinous junction?
True
What is a Golgi tendon organ?
True
What are proprio receptors?
sense of position (Golgi tendon organ, muscle spindles, and joint receptors)
Is muscle sensations when rowing a boat a muscle spindle?
Muscle Spindle and Golgi Tendon Organ
Is the Golgi tendon tendon organ voluntary or involuntary?
To answer your question in brief, the Golgi tendon organ is an involuntary mechanism that serves to maintain muscle tension and prevent injury. They are groups of fibres that wrap around the tendon, and have type Ib receptors that relay activity back to your brain. Upon activation, they increase their activity, which forces the shut down of the muscle contraction in order to prevent tearing of the muscle from excessive activation.
What aspects of muscle function are monitored by muscle spindles and tendon organs?
Muscle spindle monitors stretch and golgi tendon organ the tension that developed during forced contraction thank u
The Golgi tendon organ GTO muscle spindle and Pacinian corpuscles make up the three primary?
Inhibitory proprioceptors
What are the components of acessory organs?
An accessory organ is one that play a direct role in the digestive system and is not a gland. An example of this type of organ is the human teeth.
What is Infrapatellar Tendon?
Infrapatellar tendon is the tendon below the knee
