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gamma loop gam·ma loopthe reflex arc consisting of small anterior horn nerve cells and their small fibers that project to the intrafusal bundle produce its contraction, which initiates the afferent impulses that pass through the posterior root to the anterior horn cells, inducing, in turn, reflex contraction of the entire muscle. Synonym(s): gamma motor neurons, gamma motor system, Granit loopGranit, Ragnar A., Finnish-Swedish neurophysiologist and Nobel laureate, 1900-1991. Granit loop - the reflex arc consisting of small anterior horn cells and neuroma which initiates the afferent impulses that pass through the posterior root to the anterior horn cells. Synonym(s): gamma loop |