HES 202- Week 3 Golgi Tendon Organs and Joints & Vestibular System Pt. 1 Flashcards
Where are GTO’s located
In the tendon junction
GTO spindles are spread throughout the muscle belly and how do they lie
parallel
GTO’s lie in a… with muscle fibres
series
What type of afferent fibers innervate the GTO’s
1b afferent
GTO’s are bundles within a capsule and include what 2 things
1) nerve endings
2) collagen fibers
Nerve endings are____ among collagen fibers
interdigitate (which means interlocked)
What are the two roles of muscle spindle receptors
1) Sense muscle length
2) Sense muscle velocity
What are the 2 functions of the GTO receptors
1) muscle receptors that provide feedback to the CNS about muscle force/tension
2) primarily active muscle force/tension
The level of force neccessary to excite a GTO depends on…
mode of activation
How many newtons does a passive stretch require
2 newtons
how many millinewtons can an active contraction activate?
30-90 millinewtons
Are GTO’s much more sensitive to passive oractive generated forces
much more sensitive to actively generated forces
Are GTO’s sensitive to muscle contraction and what do they respond to
yes. They respond to increased muscle tension during a twitch
What is the function of the GTO?
Inhibit the agonist muscle. 2 Main functions: protective mechanism and modulate force
How doe GTO’s provide motor feedback?
feedback to spinal cord via 1b afferent
What is the autogenic inhibation
reflex that inhibits agonist motor neurons. It decreases Force Output
What are GTO’s sensitive to?
sensitive to muscle tension.
When are GTO’s activated
activated when muscle tension increases
Where are joint receptors located and where are they not found
Located within joint capsule, joint ligaments, and loose articular tissue. No receptors in cartilaginous surfaces of the joint or in synovial membranes.
What are the three main roles of joint receptors?
1) respond primarily at the limits of joint movement (extremes)
2) respond to joint pressure (joint swelling)
3) Joint receptors code ambiguously for joint movements (respond to both flexion and extension)
What do joint recptors cause on alpha motor neurons
cause weak and infrequent effects on alpha motor neurons
What neurons does the relfex activity happen on for joint receptors
reflex activity on alpha motor neurons
What needs to happen to the knee ligament before EMG activity can be detected
knee ligaments must be heavily stretched before an detection from EMG
What do the semicircular canals care about and what are the three parts to them
They deal with head rotation and there is the anterior, posterior, and horizontal