muscle spindles

What Are Muscle Afferents?

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What Are Muscle Afferents? Muscle afferents are represented by axons of sensory neurons that reside within the spinal dorsal root ganglion. These pseudo-unipolar neurons transfer sensory information from muscles to the spinal cord via spinal nerves. What are Group III and IV afferents? Group III afferents, also known as Aδ fibers, are thinly myelinated and

What Are The Types Of Muscle Spindles?

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What Are The Types Of Muscle Spindles? Nuclear Chain fibers. These fibers are so-named because their nuclei are aligned in a single row (chain) in the center of the fiber. … Static Nuclear Bag fibers. … Dynamic Nuclear Bag fibers. Which muscles have more spindles? Smaller muscles are generally found to have higher spindle densities