MOTOR SYSTEMS: SPINAL CORD
GENERAL FEATURES OF THE MOTOR SYSTEM
HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION
PARALLEL ORGANIZATION
MUSCLES AND NERVES
SKELETAL MUSCLE: ANATOMICAL FEATURES
SKELETAL MUSCLE: ANTAGONISTIC ARRANGEMENT
THE MOTOR UNIT
THE CODING OF CONTRACTILE FORCE
THE MOTOR RESPONSE SYSTEM: SPINAL LEVEL
THE ORGANIZATION OF MOTOR NERVES IN THE SPINAL COLUMN
LOCATION OF CELL BODIES FOR EXTENSORS AND FLEXORS
THE ROLE OF INTERNEURONS
THE ROLE OF LOCOMOTOR GENERATORS
SENSORY FIBERS IN THE MUSCLE
THE MUSCLE SPINDLE AS LENGTH DETECTOR(SENSORY FIBERS)
TWO TYPES OF INTRAFUSAL FIBERS
TWO TYPES OF MOTOR NEURON
STRETCHING AN INTRAFUSAL FIBER SENDS SIGNALS TO CNS
THE ROLE OF GAMMA MOTOR NEURONS IN REGULATING MUSCLE SPINDLE RESPONSE
GOGLI TENDON ORGANS: TENSION RECEPTORS
SPINAL REFLEXES
THE STRETCH REFLEX (KNEE JERK REFLEX)
KNEE JERK REFLEX
THE INVERSE MYOTACTIC REFLEX
INVERSE MYOTACTIC REFLEX
THE FLEXOR WITHDRAWAL REFLEX
FLEXOR WITHDRAWAL REFLEX
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