Multiple Choice
A key function of low-sensitivity afferents from the Golgi tendon organ is to
A) increase the firing rate of the gamma motor system.
B) increase the amount of acetylcholine released into the motor synapse.
C) prevent the risk of tearing a tendon from a bone or breaking a bone.
D) decrease the amount of glycine released onto alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord.
E) decrease the amount of acetylcholine released into the motor synapse.
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