Myotatic reflexogenic systems in the larynx
Wyke, B.D.
Folia Morphologica 21(2): 113-117
1973
ISSN/ISBN: 0015-5640 PMID: 4750366 Document Number: 3228
In the light of the data now available, there can no longer be any doubt that the intrinsic muscles of the larynx (in cat and man) are provided with stretch-sensitive mechanoreceptors of low threshold and slow adaptation time. These mechanoreceptors are represented mainly by spiral nerve endings and (to a lesser extent) by muscle spindles (there are also tendon receptors whose reflex effects are inhibitory), afferent discharges from which contribute significantly to the bilaterally co-ordinated reflex regulation of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles. The possible role of these laryngeal myotatic reflexogenic systems in respiration and phonation has been considered in other publications from our Laboratory.
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