Question

When performing a biceps curl, tension in the biceps brachii muscle increases. Which of the following structures detects and responds to the tension by reflexively reducing muscle activation?a. Golgi tendon organ.b. Muscle spindle.c. Pacinian corpuscle.d. Lamellar corpuscle.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Golgi tendon organ.

Explanation:

A tendon organ or neurotendinous organ or Golgi tendon organ is a mechanoreceptor located at the insertion point of the skeletal muscle to the tendon that is at the myotendinous junction.

The Golgi tendon organ is composed of the collagenous muscle fibres which contain the receptors which sense the contraction of active stretch of the muscles and sends it to the brain. The brain sends the response and the muscle act by the inverse myotatic reflex.

Thus, Option-A is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Answer: Golgi tendon organ.

Explanation:

The Golgi tendon organ also known as the tendon organ is the proprioceptive sensory receptor organ which an detect the change in the muscle tension.

It is found at the origins and at the insertions of the skeletal muscle fibers into the tendons situated in the skeletal muscles.

This responds to the tension by reducing the muscle activation.