KINESIOL 1E03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Comparator, Mississippi Highway 3, Stretch Reflex
15 Sep 2016
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Exteroception: sensory info that comes primarily from sources outside a person"s body, primarily vision, smell, and hearing. Proprioception: sensory info that comes primarily from sources in the muscles and joints and from bodily movements. Interoception: sensory info arising from within the body, such as hunger and thirst. Use sound of hull of boat moving through water to estimate boat speed: eg. Carpenter using sound of saw blade to control pressure applied: important source of sensory info for people with visual impairments. Position of our joints, forces produced in muscles, orientation of bodies in space. Kinesthesis: sensory info coming from the motor system that signals contractions and limb movements; sense or awareness of movements of joints and tension in muscles during activity. Proprioception particularly important for performers eg. gymnastics (balance), springboard diving (orientation of body) Kinesthesis important in therapeutic settings essential for patients attempting to hold or alter posture.
