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[[Sensory_Pathways_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Spinocerebellar_Tracts|'''Golgi tendon organs''']] are the sensory organs located within the tendon adjacent to the junction between the tendon and the muscle. These sensory neurons are interwoven into the collagen fibres within the tendon and are able to depolarise in response to excess changes in shape of the tendon. These golgi tendon organs are connected to inhibitory inter-neurons within the spinal cord which in turn, are connected to motor neurons innervating the muscle connected to the tendon. The result of this reflex arc is that if the sensory neurons detect tendon stretch that is excessive, the muscle will relax to reduce the load on the tendon.

[[Sensory_Pathways_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Spinocerebellar_Tracts|Golgi tendon organs]] are the sensory organs located within the tendon adjacent to the junction between the tendon and the muscle. These sensory neurons are interwoven into the collagen fibres within the tendon and are able to depolarise in response to excess changes in shape of the tendon. These golgi tendon organs are connected to inhibitory inter-neurons within the spinal cord which in turn, are connected to motor neurons innervating the muscle connected to the tendon. The result of this reflex arc is that if the sensory neurons detect tendon stretch that is excessive, the muscle will relax to reduce the load on the tendon.

 

===Withdrawal Reflexes===

===Withdrawal Reflexes===

The withdrawal reflex is behind the system that automatically withdraws any area of the body that experiences pain or discomfort and is commonly used as a check for the depth of anaesthesia of surgery patients. Examples of the withdrawal reflex would be an animal that experiences heat e.g. a cat walking onto an electric hob, chemical or cold stimuli amongst many others. For the cat example, sensory neurons in the skin of the paw would be stimulated and transmit a signal to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Inter-neurons then connect motor neurons which innervate the muscles of the leg causing the leg muscle to flex and withdraw the paw. Muscles that would counter this movement in the leg are also inhibited to ensure the correct limb movement. In many cases the speed of this withdrawal reflex can be so fast that the paw will be retracted before the animal is consciously aware of the pain.

The withdrawal reflex is behind the system that automatically withdraws any area of the body that experiences pain or discomfort and is commonly used as a check for the depth of anaesthesia of surgery patients. Examples of the withdrawal reflex would be an animal that experiences heat e.g. a cat walking onto an electric hob, chemical or cold stimuli amongst many others. For the cat example, sensory neurons in the skin of the paw would be stimulated and transmit a signal to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Inter-neurons then connect motor neurons which innervate the muscles of the leg causing the leg muscle to flex and withdraw the paw. Muscles that would counter this movement in the leg are also inhibited to ensure the correct limb movement. In many cases the speed of this withdrawal reflex can be so fast that the paw will be retracted before the animal is consciously aware of the pain.