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10 years ago Edited: 10 years ago, Bio_gurl
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of muscle spindles?


A. excite both alpha and gamma motor neurons
B. eventually synapses with alpha motor neurons that innervate extrafusal muscle fibers
C. have gamma motor neurons that innervate internal fibers
D. maintain muscle tone at rest through tonic activity
E. found at the junction of tendons and muscle fibers

Post Merge: 10 years ago

Found the answer, It's D.
Post Merge: 10 years ago

I meant E!
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4 months ago
The correct answer is E. found at the junction of tendons and muscle fibers. Muscle spindles are actually located within the muscle itself, not at the junction of tendons and muscle fibers. The structure found at the junction of tendons and muscle fibers is the Golgi tendon organ.
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