Muscle spindles - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AEA Exam UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers ____________ is defines as the maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or muscle group against a resistance - Correct Answer- muscular strength what type of stretching activates the muscle spindles? - Correct Answer- Ballistic Stretching What are muscle spindles? - Correct Answer- specialized receptors in the muscle that monitor muscle length change and the speed of muscle length change

Proprioception - correct answer The body's ability to to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the body Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface we are on. Mechanoreceptors - correct answer specialized structures that recognize pressure in tissue and transmit signals to sensory nerves. Muscle Spindles - correct answer sensory receptors in the muscles that are parallel to the muscle fibers and are sensitive to change in muscle length. Spindle...

Interrelation of nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems to create movement - correct answer Kinetic chain brain and spinal cord, coordinates activity of body parts - correct answer Central nervous system all nerves branching off spinal cord, extending out to the body - correct answer Peripheral nervous system sense distortion in body tissues - correct answer mechanoreceptors mechanoreceptor that senses changes in tension - correct answer Golgi tendon organs mechanoreceptor that s...

Knee-jerk (patellar) reflex - ANS: -Tapping the patellar with a hammer abruptly stretches the quadriceps femoris muscle of the thigh -stimulates numerous muscle spindles in the quadriceps -sends an intense volley of signals to the spinal cord Describe in detail two language areas in the brain - ANS: Wernicke's area: -responsible for understanding speech -allows you to recognize words and translate those words into thoughts -Damage to this area allows you to be able to speak but inst...

Nasm CPT Final Exam Study Guide (2024/2025) (Complete and Verified) Proprioception The body's ability to to sense the relative position of adjacent parts of the body Ex: when walking our feet give us proprioception about the type of surface we are on. Mechanoreceptors specialized structures that recognize pressure in tissue and transmit signals to sensory nerves. Muscle Spindles sensory receptors in the muscles that are parallel to the muscle fibers and are sensitive to change i...

1. interrelation of nervous, muscular & skeletal systems ANS kinetic chain 2. includes brain & spinal cord, coordinates activity of body parts ANS central nervous system 3. includes all nerves branching from spinal cord, extending out to the body- ANS peripheral nervous system 4. sense distortion in body tissues ANS mechanoreceptors 5. sensitive to changes in tension ANS Golgi tendon organs 6. sensitive to changes in length ANS muscle spindles 7. cumulative sensory input to the CNS...

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____ is defined as the maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or muscle group against a resistance - ANSWER muscular strength what type of stretching activates the muscle spindles, specialized receptors in the muscle that monitor muscle length change and the speed of muscle length change? - ANSWER ballistic stretching

AEA CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW 2024 ____ is defined as the maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or muscle group against a resistance (1) - correct answer muscular strength what type of stretching activates the muscle spindles, specialized receptors in the muscle that monitor muscle length change and the speed of muscle length change? (1) - correct answer ballistic stretching name the six skill-related components of fitness (1) - correct answer balance, coordination, speed, powe...

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