Biology:Stretch receptor
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Short description: Sensory receptor type
Stretch receptors are mechanoreceptors responsive to distention of various organs and muscles, and are neurologically linked to the medulla in the brain stem via afferent nerve fibers. Examples include stretch receptors in the arm and leg muscles and tendons, in the heart, in the colon wall, and in the lungs.{{citation needed|date=August 2026} Stretch receptors are also found around the carotid artery, where they monitor blood pressure and stimulate the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) from the posterior pituitary gland.[1]
Types include:
- Golgi organ[2]
- Muscle spindle, sensory receptors within the belly of a muscle, which primarily detect changes in the length of this muscle[3]
- Pulmonary stretch receptors, mechanoreceptors found in the lungs[4]
- Chordotonal organ, in insects and crustaceans[5]
References
- ↑ Share, L.; Levy, M.N. (1966). "Carotid sinus pulse pressure, a determinant of plasma antidiuretic hormone concentration". American Journal of Physiology 211 (3): 721 – 724. doi:10.1152/ajplegacy.1966.211.3.721.
- ↑ Stuart, D.G.; Goslow, G.E.; Mosher, C.G.; Reinking, R.M. (1970). "Stretch responsiveness of Golgi tendon organs". Experimental Brain Research 10: 463 – 476. doi:10.1007/BF00234263.
- ↑ Macefield, V.G.; Knellwolf, T.P. (2018). "Functional properties of human muscle spindles". Journal of Neurophysiology 120 (2): 452 – 467. doi:10.1152/jn.00071.2018.
- ↑ Schelegle, E.S.; Green, J.F. (2001). "An overview of the anatomy and physiology of slowly adapting pulmonary stretch receptors". Respiration Physiology 125: 17 – 31. doi:10.1016/S0034-5687(00)00202-4.
- ↑ Field, L.H.; Matheson, T. (1998). "Chordotonal Organs of Insects". Advances in Insect Physiology 27: 1 – 56. doi:10.1016/S0065-2806(08)60013-2.
See also
- Stretch sensor
- Carotid sinus
- Aortic arch
- Mechanoreceptor
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