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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Muscle Spindles
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Husos Musculares
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Fusos Musculares
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Synonyms English:
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Muscle Stretch Receptors
Neuromuscular Spindles
Receptors, Stretch, Muscle
Stretch Receptors, Muscle
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Tree Number:
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A08.675.650.915.750.500
A08.800.950.750.500
A10.690.552.500.750
A11.671.650.915.750.500
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Definition English:
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Skeletal muscle structures that function as the MECHANORECEPTORS responsible for the stretch or myotactic reflex (REFLEX, STRETCH). They are composed of a bundle of encapsulated SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS, i.e., the intrafusal fibers (nuclear bag 1 fibers, nuclear bag 2 fibers, and nuclear chain fibers) innervated by SENSORY NEURONS. |
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See Related English:
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Reflex, Stretch
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History Note English:
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93; was NEUROMUSCULAR SPINDLES 1965-92; was see under NERVE ENDINGS 1963-64
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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30907
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Unique Identifier:
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D009470
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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