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Flower Spray Ending

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Flower Spray Ending
A sensory nerve ending at the distal end of an intrafusal muscle fiber which is stimulated when the muscle fiber contracts and pulls on the nerve ending

ending,
n a termination; the point at which something is concluded.
ending, annulospiral,
n a nerve ending, associated with an intrafusal muscle fiber, that is stimulated by a stretch impulse resulting from the extension of a muscle. The ending is in the form of a gradual spiral around the length of the intrafusal muscle fiber in the muscle spindle and is connected to the coarse myelinated fibers.
ending, flower spray,
n a sensory nerve ending that is attached to the distal end of an intrafusal muscle fiber and that is stimulated when the muscle fiber contracts, pulling on the nerve ending.
ending, free nerve,
n the peripheral terminal of the sensory nerve.


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