How do muscle spindles protect muscles from injury during stretching?
What will be an ideal response?
If muscle spindles are overstretched or stretched too fast, the spindles send messages to the central nervous system, and through a feedback loop, motor neurons are activated and cause muscle contraction to resist muscle stretch. This is called the stretch reflex.
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Hypertensive kidney disease is caused by atherosclerosis of the renal arteries
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
CT
Write the medical term for the abbreviation stands.
Which doctor specializes in treating older patients?
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