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Question set 2 of 3

Mammalian Muscle Spindles:

have monosynaptic connections with motoneurones.

a)
b)
Correct! "This is the pathway for the tendon jerk reflex, for example the knee jerk reflex."

Incorrect. "This is the pathway for the tendon jerk reflex, for example the knee jerk reflex."
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are stimulated by extrafusal muscle contractions.

a)
b)
Correct! "This would tend to unload the spindle and reduce discharge."

Incorrect.

"This would tend to unload the spindle and reduce discharge.
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send information to the cerebral cortex.

a)
b)
Correct! "This is the basis of the long loop reflex."Incorrect. "This is the basis of the long loop reflex."
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contribute to the postural tone of synergistic muscles.

a)
b)
Correct! "Spindles provide an important input to alpha motoneurones to influence their excitability in postural activity."Incorrect. "Spindles provide an important input to alpha motoneurones to influence their excitability in postural activity."
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