<P> The Golgi tendon reflex is a normal component of the reflex arc of the peripheral nervous system . In a Golgi tendon reflex , skeletal muscle contraction causes the antagonist muscle to simultaneously lengthen and relax . This reflex is also called the inverse myotatic reflex , because it is the inverse of the stretch reflex . Though muscle tension is increasing during the contraction , alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord supplying the muscle are inhibited . However , antagonistic muscles are activated . </P>
<P> The Golgi tendon reflex is a normal component of the reflex arc of the peripheral nervous system . In a Golgi tendon reflex , skeletal muscle contraction causes the antagonist muscle to simultaneously lengthen and relax . This reflex is also called the inverse myotatic reflex , because it is the inverse of the stretch reflex . Though muscle tension is increasing during the contraction , alpha motor neurons in the spinal cord supplying the muscle are inhibited . However , antagonistic muscles are activated . </P>
reflex causing muscle relaxation so that tendons will not be torn
reflex causing muscle relaxation so that tendons will not be torn
Golgi tendon reflex
Golgi tendon reflex