The sensory receptor of the stretch reflex is the ________.

A. collateral axon
B. alpha motor neurons
C. muscle spindle
D. dorsal root ganglion
E. Golgi tendon organ


Answer: C

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A) vastus lateralis B) trapezius C) brachialis D) scalenes

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Close examination of an organ reveals a lining of several layers of cells. The layers do not contain any blood vessels and one surface of the cells is open to the internal cavity of the organ. This tissue is probably

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The sensitivity of the muscle spindle is maintained by ________.

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