| Golgi tendon organ | |
|---|---|
 Labeled diagram of Golgi tendon organ from the human Achilles tendon. | |
| Details | |
| System | Musculoskeletal system |
| Location | Skeletal muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | organum sensorium tendinis |
| TH | H3.03.00.0.00024 |
| Anatomical terms of microanatomy | |
The Golgi tendon organ (GTO) (also called Golgi organ, tendon organ, neurotendinous organ or neurotendinous spindle) is a proprioceptor – a type of sensory receptor that senses changes in muscle tension. It lies at the interface between a muscle and its tendon known as the musculotendinous junction also known as the myotendinous junction.[1] It provides the sensory component of the Golgi tendon reflex.
The Golgi tendon organ is one of several eponymous terms named after the Italian physician Camillo Golgi.
- ^ MacIntosh, Brian R. (2006). Skeletal muscle : form and function (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. pp. 48–49. ISBN 0736045171.