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MUSCLE SPINDLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- annulospiral ending
1, record 1, English, annulospiral%20ending
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Muscle spindles are found within the belly of muscles and run in parallel with the main muscle fibres. The spindle senses muscle length and changes in length. It has sensory nerve terminals whose discharge rate increases as the sensory ending is stretched. This nerve terminal is known as the annulospiral ending, so named because it is composed of a set of rings in a spiral configuration. 1, record 1, English, - annulospiral%20ending
Record 1, Key term(s)
- annulospiral organ
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terminaison annulo-spirale
1, record 1, French, terminaison%20annulo%2Dspirale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En dehors des fibres musculaires ordonnées au déplacement des segments osseux, il existe des formations particulières les " fuseaux neuro-musculaires que Barker divise en deux catégories : a) les fibres à bague, grêles, dont la striation s'interrompt à la partie équatoriale où se trouve la terminaison annulo-spirale, sensible à de très faibles variations de tension (de l'ordre du gramme chez le chat). Elle donne naissance à une fibre myélinisée de gros diamètre (12 à 20 microns),à conduction rapide Fibre I a de Lodd. [...] 1, record 1, French, - terminaison%20annulo%2Dspirale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stretch receptor
1, record 2, English, stretch%20receptor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sensory end organ in a muscle that is sensitive to stretch in the muscle. It consists of small striated muscle fibers richly supplied with nerve fibers, and is enclosed in connective tissue sheath :muscle spindle. 1, record 2, English, - stretch%20receptor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mécanorécepteur musculaire
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9canor%C3%A9cepteur%20musculaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trois types de récepteurs sont impliqués dans la proprioception : les mécanorécepteurs des capsules articulaires, les mécanorécepteurs cutanés et les mécanorécepteurs musculaires dont le rôle est la transduction de l'état de tension (étirement). 1, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9canor%C3%A9cepteur%20musculaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-04-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- muscle spindle
1, record 3, English, muscle%20spindle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Receptors in muscles that signal stretch of the muscle. 1, record 3, English, - muscle%20spindle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fuseau musculaire
1, record 3, French, fuseau%20musculaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fuseau neuromusculaire 2, record 3, French, fuseau%20neuromusculaire
masculine noun
- fuseau neuro-musculaire 3, record 3, French, fuseau%20neuro%2Dmusculaire
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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