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What is the main component of the stretch reflex?
Which type of intrafusal fibers has a central area dilated with an aggregation of nuclei?
What is the effector organ in the stretch reflex?
Which type of afferent fibers encircle both nuclear bag and nuclear chain?
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What is the function of the secondary (flower-spray) endings in the muscle spindle?
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Which type of fibers are smaller than nuclear bag fibers and have one line of nuclei spread in a chain along the receptor area?
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What is the role of the central non-contractile area in the intrafusal fiber?
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Which component of the stretch reflex consists of anterior horn cells (AHCs)?
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Which type of fiber is smaller than extrafusal fibers and lies in parallel with muscle fibers?
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What is the function of primary (annulo spiral) endings in the muscle spindle?
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