Midterm Flashcards
(88 cards)
Lies parallel to EFMF
Muscle spindles
Location: nucleus
CNS
Primary endings
Type Ia neurons
Location: nerve
PNS
Sensory neuron in stretch reflex pathway
Type Ia neurons
Location: neuron
CNS/ PNS
Detects the force being generated in EFMF
GTO
Allows us to respond quickly to unexpected balance disturbances
Type Ia neurons
Location: tract
CNS
Contributes to depolarizing the LMN to the muscle from which it originated
Muscle spindles or Type Ia neurons
Location: fasciculus
CNS
Location: dorsal horn
CNS
Location: dorsal funiculus
CNS
Motor innervation to the EFMF
A-alpha
Location: ventral root
PNS
Sensory innervation from the GTO
Type Ib neurons
Location: spinal nerve
PNS
Location: DRG
PNS
Contributes to hyperpolarizing the LMN to the muscle from which it originated
GTO or Type Ib neurons
Location: VPR
PNS
Location: nerve fiber
CNS/PNS
Motor innervation to the IFMF
A- gamma
Location: cerebral peduncle
CNS
Has dynamic sensitivity for rate of length change of EFMF
Type Ia neurons