A 21-year-old man is competing in a weight-lifting competition. He lifts 325 lb over his head and holds it there for 5 seconds. Suddenly, his arms giv

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A 21-year-old man is competing in a weight-lifting competition. He lifts 325 lb over his head and holds it there for 5 seconds. Suddenly, his arms give way and he drops the weight to the floor. Which of the following receptors is responsible for this sudden muscle relaxation?
(A) Free nerve ending
(B) Golgi tendon organ
(C) Merkel disk
(D) Muscle spindle
(E) Pacinian corpuscle
 
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