Questions muscles STUDY ****** Flashcards
What is registered by the muscle spindles?
Change in length of the muscles.
What do the muscle spindles cover?
Intra- fusal muscle fibres
When is change in the muscle spindles detected?
When the intra - fusal muscle fibres are stretched
What is the function of the 1a afferent nerve?
To send the detected sensoric information of the muscle spindle.
What innervates the intra - fusal muscle fibres?
Gamma motorneuron
What innervates the extra - fusal muscle fibres?
Alfa motorneuron
What is the function of the alpha motorneuron?
Muscle contraction
What is the function of the gamma motor neuron?
Muscle tension, stretching the intra- fusal muscle fibres.
Why do the gamma motor neuron and alpha motor neuron work together? (Alpha - gamma coactivation)
To detect every length of the muscle
What is the principle called when the agonist is contracted and anti agonist relaxed?
Reciprocal inhibition
What measures the golgi - tendon sensor?
The tension on the tendon
What is the function of the 1b afferent nerve?
To send information of the golgi tendon sensor
What is meant by autogenic inhibition?
Too much tension on the tendon leads to muscle relaxation.
What does CC stand for?
Contracting components
What does PEC stand for?
Parallel elastic components