Golgi Tendon Organ

Preferred Label : Golgi Tendon Organ;

NCIt synonyms : Neurotendinous Spindle; Golgi's Tendon Organ; Golgi's Tendon Spindle; Neurotendinous Organ;

NCIt definition : The Golgi Tendon Organ is located within the tendons found on each end of a muscle. It responds to increased muscle tension or contraction as exerted on the tendon, by inhibiting further muscle contraction, which protects against muscle damage. The proprioceptive sensory neuron of a Golgi tendon organ, projects to the motor neurons located within the ventral horn of the spinal cord, where the inhibition occurs. Unlike the muscle spindle, Golgi tendon organs do not indicate muscle length, but rather muscle tension.;

Details

Origin ID

C13826;

UMLS CUI

C0027929;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Proprioceptor [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- End bulb of Krause [FMA entity]
- Mechanoreceptor [FMA entity]
- Neurotendinous ending [FMA entity]
- golgi tendon organ [UBERON concept]
- mechanoreceptors [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- neurotendinous spindles [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Neurotendinous ending [FMA entity]
- Structure of tendon spindle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- golgi tendon organ [UBERON concept]
- neurotendinous spindles [MeSH concept]
- tendon spindle [SNOMED Notion]

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