_____________ are responsible for regulating the sensitivity of the muscle spindle.

A) Alpha motor neurons
B) Sensory neurons
C) Gamma motor neurons
D) Golgi tendon organs
E) Inhibitory interneurons


Ans: C) Gamma motor neurons

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