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proprioception; kinesthesia
Perception of body movement or position. [1]
Proprioceptive sensory input is carried in the dorsal columns of the spinal cord.
Proprioreceptors are sensors that provide information about joint angle, muscle length & tension.
Proprioreceptor input is integrated to give information about the position of a limb in space.
The muscle spindle is a proprioreceptor that provides information about changes in muscle length.
The Golgi tendon organ is a proprioreceptor that provides information about changes in muscle tension
Pathology:
- disorders of proprioception include
- vitamin B12 deficiency
Related
posterior (dorsal) column
General
perception
somatosensation (somatosensory)
References
- Wikipedia: Proprioception
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception
- Proprioceptors
http://courses.washington.edu/conj/bess/spindle/proprioceptors.html