stretch receptor
1stretch receptor — n MUSCLE SPINDLE * * * a cell or group of cells found between muscle fibres that responds to stretching of the muscle by transmitting impulses to the central nervous system through the sensory nerves. Stretch receptors are part of the… …
2Stretch receptor — Stretch receptors are mechanoreceptors responsive to distention of the thorax, which are neurologically linked to the medulla via efferent nerve cells, joining them to the expiratory cells present there. Stretch receptors are also found in other… …
3stretch receptor — stretch′ recep tor n. anat. cbl muscle spindle • Etymology: 1935–40 …
4stretch receptor — noun a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue • Hypernyms: ↑sense organ, ↑sensory receptor, ↑receptor …
5stretch receptor — a cell or group of cells found between muscle fibres that responds to stretching of the muscle by transmitting impulses to the central nervous system through the sensory nerves. Stretch receptors are part of the proprioceptor system necessary for …
6stretch receptor — noun Date: 1936 muscle spindle …
7stretch receptor — Anat., Physiol. See muscle spindle. [1935 40] * * * …
8Stretch-activated ion channel — Stretch activated or stretch gated ion channels are ion channels which open their pores in response to mechanical deformation of a neuron s plasma membrane. Stretch activated channels were first observed in chick skeletal muscles by Falguni… …
9Рецептор Растяжения (Stretch Receptor) — расположенные между мышечными волокнами рецепторы, которые отвечают на растяжение мышцы сенсорными нервными импульсами, поступающими в центральную нервную систему. Рецепторы растяжения являются частью проприоцепторной системы, обеспечивающей… …
10Receptor — In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and binds a specific substance. There are hoards of receptors. There are receptors for insulin, receptors for low density lipoproteins (LDL), etc.… …
