Skeletal Muscle Proprioceptors and Fibers Quiz
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What are the two major types of proprioceptors?

  • Alpha motor neurons and gamma motor neurons
  • Connective tissue capsule and skeletal muscle fibres
  • Extrafusal fibres and intrafusal fibres
  • Muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs (correct)

    • Which neurons innervate the muscle spindles?

  • Delta (δ) motor neurons
  • Alpha (α) motor neurons
  • Beta (β) motor neurons
  • Gamma (γ) motor neurons (correct)

    • What is the function of muscle spindles?

  • Initiate muscle contraction
  • Innervate extrafusal fibres
  • Detect changes in muscle tension
  • Detect changes in muscle length (correct)

    • What type of muscle fibres are responsible for muscle contraction?

    <p>Extrafusal fibres</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to muscle spindles when a skeletal muscle is stretched?

    <p>They are stretched</p> Signup and view all the answers

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