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New and Neglected Nerve Terminals in Extrinsic Eye Muscles

G.L. Ruskell

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Four forms of nerve terminals in extrinsic eye muscles are described: the Golgi tendon organ, the palisade sensory ending, the palisade motor ending, and the spiral ending. Sensory and motor functions are assigned to these endings based on morphological criteria.

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Four forms of nerve terminals in extrinsic eye muscles are described: the Golgi tendon organ, the palisade sensory ending, the palisade motor ending, and the spiral ending. Sensory and motor functions are assigned to these endings based on morphological criteria.

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Four forms of nerve terminals in extrinsic eye muscles are described: the Golgi tendon organ, the palisade sensory ending, the palisade motor ending, and the spiral ending. Sensory and motor functions are assigned to these endings based on morphological criteria.

Key concepts: Sensory system, Anatomy, Free nerve ending, Neuroscience, Tendon, Motor nerve, Eye muscle, Biology

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