Tendons

Question 1

proprioception

Answer 1

Receptors in the joints, muscles, and tendons help people know where their bodies are in space

Question 2

Golgi tendon organ

Answer 2

are at the junction of muscle and tendon and respond to mechanical stress such as pressure or muscle tension.

Question 3

Muscle spindles

Answer 3

are sensory receptors within the belly of a muscle that primarily detect changes in the length of this muscle (stretch).

Muscles responsible for fine movements contain more muscle spindles than muscles responsible for gross movements.