Terms Related to Muscle Stretch Receptor

• Muscle Spasticity

  A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a ...

• Fusimotor Neuron

  Motor neurons which activate the contractile regions of intrafusal muscle fibers, thus adjusting the sensitivity of the muscle spindles to stretch. Gamma motor neurons may ...

• Spastic

  A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a ...

• Stretch Reflex

  Reflex contraction of a muscle in response to stretching, which stimulates muscle proprioceptors.

• Muscle Tonus

  The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal ...

• Lung Stretch Receptor

  Stretch receptors found in the bronchi and bronchioles. Pulmonary stretch receptors are sensors for a reflex which stops inspiration. In humans, the reflex is protective ...

• Antisacer

  An anticonvulsant that is used in a wide variety of seizures. It is also an anti-arrhythmic and a muscle relaxant. The mechanism of therapeutic action ...