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| what is the muscle spindle reflex |
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Definition
| quick stretching of a muscle will result in muscle contraction |
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| golgi tendon organ reflex |
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Definition
| tension on a muscle's tendon becomes extreme and the muscle signals to relax |
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Term
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Definition
the stimulation of one muscle stimulates the contralateral antagonist muscle
nail in foot results in raising of a foot and support of foot by other leg |
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Definition
| when a stretch reflex excites one muscle, it inhibits the antagonit muscle |
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Term
| what is a somatic dysfunction |
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Definition
| altered or impaired function of a system related to the somatic bodily framework. i.e. skeletal, arthroidal, neural, lymphatic, vascular |
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