A Key Function of Low-Sensitivity Afferents from the Golgi Tendon

question 83

Multiple Choice

A key function of low-sensitivity afferents from the Golgi tendon organ is to

• A) increase the firing rate of the gamma motor system.
• B) increase the amount of acetylcholine released into the motor synapse.
• C) prevent the risk of tearing a tendon from a bone or breaking a bone.
• D) decrease the amount of glycine released onto alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord.
• E) decrease the amount of acetylcholine released into the motor synapse.

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