Talk:Stretch reflex

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Automatic or Autonomic

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

BMJ

doi:10.1136/bmj.l4830 JFW | T@lk 15:20, 13 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]