Question

A person picks up a heavy suitcase in order to estimate its weight and reflexively drops it. Which receptor has initiated this reflex?

Answer 1

Tendon organ.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tendon organ reflex:

An increase in the muscle tension activates receptors (Golgi tendon organ) in the tendon. The muscle relaxes and lengthens in response to an antagonist's contraction.

D-T reflex inhibits the agonist and excites the antagonist. It helps to regulate a smooth start and stop for a contraction. Input from the Golgi tendon organs are sent to the cerebellum and the cortex.

As in the given scenario, a person picks up a heavy suitcase in order to estimate its weight and reflexively drops it, tendon organ receptor has initiated this reflex.

Answer 2

The answer is option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is not complete, here is the complete question:

A person picks up a heavy suitcase in order to estimate its weight and reflexively drops it. Which of the following receptors has initiated this reflex?

A) Free Nerve Ending

B) Lamellae Corpuscle

C) Tendon Organ

D) Bulbous Corpuscle

The answer is option C, the tendon organ. Tendon organ, located in the skeletal muscles, takes on the role of sensing the tension in the muscle so that it can be adjusted appropriately. In this case, the weight of the suitcase was not estimated correctly so the tension of the skeletal muscle was not enough to hold the suitcase.

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