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A stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle.

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muscle spindle

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muscle spindle

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A stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle.

Japanese Meaning

骨格筋内に存在する伸展受容器。筋肉の長さの変化を検出し、運動制御や姿勢の調整に寄与する器官。

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The physiologist examined the muscle spindle to understand how the body's reflexes respond to sudden stretching.

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生理学者は、筋肉の長さの変化を検出する骨格筋内の伸長受容器（筋紡錘）を調べて、体の反射が突然の伸張にどのように反応するかを理解した。

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A stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle.

In conclusion, it must be emphasized that although we now know something of the detailed structure of the muscle spindle, and the functional properties of its component parts, the exact role or roles it plays in voluntary or reflex muscle ovements are still a matter for further speculation and experiment

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muscle spindles

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