Chapter 10, Problem 5RQ

Summary Introduction

To draw: A muscle spindle within a muscle labeling spindle, intrafusal and extrafusal muscle fibers, stretch receptors, afferent fibers, and alpha and gamma efferent fibers.

Introduction: Muscle tissues are well-organized and vascularized soft tissues that include specialized cells called myocytes. There are three types of muscles namely skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles. Muscle tissues along with myocytes play an essential role in enabling both voluntary and involuntary movements of various parts of the body.