Golgi tendon organ
Proprioceptive sensory receptor organ / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Golgi tendon organ (GTO) (also called Golgi organ, tendon organ, neurotendinous organ or neurotendinous spindle) is a proprioceptor – a type of sensory receptor that senses changes in muscle tension. It lies at the interface between a muscle and its tendon known as the musculotendinous junction also known as the myotendinous junction.[1] It provides the sensory component of the Golgi tendon reflex.
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System | Musculoskeletal system |
Location | Skeletal muscle |
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Latin | organum sensorium tendinis |
TH | H3.03.00.0.00024 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
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The Golgi tendon organ is one of several eponymous terms named after the Italian physician Camillo Golgi.