Describe the steps involved in the action of a muscle spindle.

What will be an ideal response?


1. A muscle relaxes too much.

2. Muscle spindles embedded in the muscle stretch, sending sensory nerve impulses to the spinal cord. 

3. Motor nerve impulses from the spinal cord cause the muscles to contract.

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