What is the purpose of the gamma efferent system?
A) adjusts the length of extrafusal muscle fibers thereby relieving tension on muscle spindle
B) makes muscle spindle more sensitive to external stretch therefore facilitating more effective muscle contraction
C) relays impulses from other proprioceptors to muscle spindle
D) transmits impulses from muscles to central nervous system and back to the muscles
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