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Golgi tendon organ. This organ is the receptor for the inverse stretch reflex and consists of a netlike collection of knobby nerve endings among the fascicles.

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1 Golgi tendon organ. This organ is the receptor for the inverse stretch reflex and consists of a netlike collection of knobby nerve endings among the fascicles of a tendon. The innervation is the Ib group of myelinated, rapidly conducting sensory nerve fibers. (Reproduced with permission from Gray H [editor]: Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, 29th ed. Lea & Febiger, 1973.) Source: Chapter 12. Reflex and Voluntary Control of Posture & Movement, Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 24e Citation: Barrett KE, Boitano S, Barman SM, Brooks HL. Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 24e; 2012 Available at: Accessed: October 22, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved


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