Muscles Are Protected from Damage Caused by Excessive Contraction by

question 30

Multiple Choice

Muscles are protected from damage caused by excessive contraction by

• A) gamma efferents.
• B) spindle afferents.
• C) extrafusal motor pools.
• D) Golgi tendon organs.
• E) synergistic muscles.

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