Muscle Receptors Anatomy Review  
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Sensory receptors in skeletal muscle.   Skeletal (Extrafusal) muscle    Extrafusal (skeletal) muscle fiber    Muscle spindle    Intrafusal muscle fibers    Nuclear bag fiber    Nuclear chain fiber    Equatorial region    Polar regions    Muscle spindle primary afferent (Ia)    Ia facilitatory reflex connections    Muscle spindle secondary afferent (II)    Golgi tendon organ (GTO)    GTO primary afferent (Ib)    Ib inhibitory reflex connections    Inhibitory interneuron    Dorsal (Posterior) spinocerebellar tract    Ventral (Anterior) spinocerebellar tract    Alpha lower motor neuron    Dynamic gamma lower motor neuron    Static gamma lower motor neuron

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