Receptors That Detect Stretch of a Tendon and Are Important

question 57

Multiple Choice

Receptors that detect stretch of a tendon and are important for control of muscle contraction are ________.

• A) muscle spindles
• B) Pacinian corpuscles
• C) Ruffini end organs
• D) Golgi tendon organs
• E) Meissner corpuscles

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