New and neglected nerve terminals in extrinsic eye muscles.
Four forms of nerve terminals in extrinsic eye muscles are described: the Golgi tendon organ, the palisade sensory ending, the palisade motor ending, and the spiral ending. Sensory and motor functions are assigned to these endings based on morphological criteria.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009411:Nerve Endings / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D051381:Rats