Pyramidal Tract Pathway
Stretch Reflex (Myotatic Reflex)
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The myotatic stretch reflex (MSR) is an involuntary muscle contraction that occurs in response to stretching of muscle tissue.
Patellar tendon tap (Stretch receptor stimulated):
1A afferent (sensory) neuron (Impulse carried to spinal cord):
Interneuron (Inhibitory impulse carried to flexor neuron):
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