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Tendons are high tensile strands of fibrous muscle tissue that attatch muscle to bone. | Tendons are high tensile strands of fibrous [[muscle|muscle]] tissue that attatch muscle to bone. | ||
The [[Golgi tendon organ|golgi tendon organ]] is a reflex receptor which is responsible for detecting over "stretching" of muscle fibres and are situated at the junction between muscle fibres and the tendon | The [[Golgi tendon organ|golgi tendon organ]] is a reflex receptor which is responsible for detecting over "stretching" of muscle fibres and are situated at the junction between muscle fibres and the tendon <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10986</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 22 October 2012
Tendons are high tensile strands of fibrous muscle tissue that attatch muscle to bone.
The golgi tendon organ is a reflex receptor which is responsible for detecting over "stretching" of muscle fibres and are situated at the junction between muscle fibres and the tendon [1].