Talk:Stretch reflex
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Automatic or Autonomic
[edit]As this is a medical/scientific article I believe the first paragraph should more accurately read:
The stretch reflex (myotatic reflex) is a muscle contraction in response to stretching within the muscle. It is a monosynaptic reflex which provides AUTONOMIC regulation of skeletal muscle length.
rather than stating that it is "automatic". I believe it to be a function of the autonomic nervous system but have no specialised knowledge to be certain of this and so have left it as it stands.
--LookingGlass (talk) 08:52, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
- No, automatic is correct. The autonomic nervous system mostly targets smooth muscles and glands, whereas this reflex is about skeletal muscles. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 11:46, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
BMJ
[edit]doi:10.1136/bmj.l4830 JFW | T@lk 15:20, 13 September 2019 (UTC)