What Is the Golgi Tendon Organ?
The Golgi tendon organ is located where muscle fibers of skeletal muscle meet tendons. Made up of strands of collagen, the organ also contains nerve tissue. The major function of the Golgi tendon organ is to sense muscle tension when a muscle is contracted, sending signals to the brain about how much force is being exerted and where. This important sensory organ was discovered by and named after Camillo Golgi, an Italian physician who made numerous discoveries about the function of the human nervous system in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
