stretch receptor in English
noun
1
a sensory receptor that responds to the stretching of surrounding muscle tissue and so contributes to the coordination of muscle activity.
In the lobster stretch receptor , for example, extra spikes are generated even when soma invasion fails.
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1. Which description is an example of the Baroreceptor reflex? Blood pressure increases, which increases stretch receptor activity in blood vessel walls, resulting in vasodilation and decreased heart rate