Question

What is a major role of muscle and joint proprioceptors? Explain and give examples in your own words.

Answer 1

Proprioception provides position and movement for our body, it includes our sense of equilibrium, balance, sense of self-movement also. proprioceptors situated in the neuromuscular spindles and Golgi tendon organs. it provides a complex sensation, joint position and movement, muscle force, and effort.. it starts from signals of sensory receptors in the muscles, skin, and joints. muscle proprioception helps us to make limb movement, position, force, heaviness, stiffness, and viscosity, it controls the movement. example: ask the person to close their eyes and touch their nose with their index finger. it helps to body's ability to perceive their own position within the space. another example: ask the person to walk or kick the ball without looking at your feet and throwing the ball without looking at the hand. it coordinates our body's ability to sense the location, movement, and actions.
Joint proprioception for conscious proprioception makes a sensation of limb and joint position, range, and direction of limb movement. it important for skilled movement like talking, walking and writing. joint proprioception makes awareness of the body in space. example: when you shake your friend's hand by accidentally if shake in abnormal position it causes displacement. joint proprioception makes respond to stress place up in the body by making alteration of movement and posture.