MUSCLE STRETCH RECEPTOR
\mˈʌsə͡l stɹˈɛt͡ʃ ɹɪsˈɛptə], \mˈʌsəl stɹˈɛtʃ ɹɪsˈɛptə], \m_ˈʌ_s_əl s_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_tʃ ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_t_ə]\
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Mechanoreceptors found between skeletal muscle fibers. Muscle spindles are arranged in parallel with muscle fibers and respond to the passive stretch of the muscle, but cease to discharge if the muscle contracts isotonically, thus signaling muscle length. The muscle spindles are the receptors responsible for the stretch or myotactic reflex (REFLEX, STRETCH).
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