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Hi......Can anyone plz explain the role of gamma motoneurons on muscle stretch reflex and inverse muscle stretch reflex.....its kind of bothering me?

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IN MY HUMBLE UNDERSTANDING:

1.BOTH ALPHA AND GAMMA MOTONEURONS ARE LOWER MN THAT PARTICIPATES IN REFLEX

2 ALPHA MN INERVATE A GROUP OF MUSCLE FIBERS -MOTOR UNIT-BASIC UNIT FOR VOLUNTARY,POSTURAL AND REFLEX ACTIITY

3GAMAMN ACTS A SENSORY RECEPTOR IN SKELETAL MUSCLE STRECH

4THE STRECH REFLEX IS A BASIC REFLEX AND MECHANISM FOR REGULATE TONE

STRECH OF THE SPINDLES -----(ARROW)------ACTIVATES GAMA -Ia AFFERENTS MONOSYPNATICALLY----------THEN STIMULATES ALPHA-----------CAUSE CONTRACCION.---------.AND INHIBIT ANTAGONIST MUSCLE

INVERSE MUSCLE STRETCH REFLEX

USES GOLGI TENDON ORGANS

STRECH O THE SPINDLES------------ACTIVATES GTO Ib --------POLYSYPNAPTICALLY FACILITATE ANTAGONISTA AND INHIBT AGONIST......

5 UPPER MOTONEURONS--------INERVATE GAMA-------ALPHA--------TONE



WELL I WAIT HELP YOU FOR A LEAST A LITTLE.......








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