KINE 3020 Study Guide - Muscle Spindle, Cutaneous Receptor, Proprioception
29 May 2014
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By peripheral receptors located within the skin, muscles and joints throughout the body: define kinesthesis. It is the conscious sensation of movement and/or limb position that arises as a function of certain sensory activity: list the candidates still considered to provide conscious sensation of limb position and other movement-related sensations. It was incompatible with the idea that joint receptors continuously signal limb position. Brooks suggests that the brain is unable to distinguish between artificially induced sensory input and that which arises from actual changes in muscle length: you have surgically isolated a tendon, and pull the patients tendon. The patient says that they experienced direct sensation of joint rotation rather than specific muscular sensations. Gto conveys information about muscle tension, whereas the muscle spindle signals changes in muscle length: you want to use a weighted ring for your baseball hitters while they practice. To give the batter a heightened feel of the bat"s movements throughout the swing.
