AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The main kinesthetic sensations are those of position and movement of the body parts with respect to each other and of muscle force and effort. These sensations derive from sensory receptors in the muscle, skin, and joints and from central signals related to motor output.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term ‘kinaesthesia’ was coined by Bastian (1888) and refers to the ability to sense the position and movement of our limbs and trunk. It is a mysterious sense since, by comparison with our other senses such as vision and hearing, we are largely unaware of it in our daily activities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kinesthetic Sensation and the Kinesthetic System The kinesthetic system involves various receptors in joint and tendon connective tissues that detect sensory signals and send messages to the brain’s sensory cortex via the nervous system. The brain then perceives the movement and position of the joint or limb.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kinesthesia is the ability to sense motion of a joint or limb. It is primarily influenced by muscle spindles and secondarily influenced by skin receptors and joint receptors. In clinical practice, kinesthesia is measured as the smallest change in joint angle required to elicit conscious awareness of joint motion.

Detailed explanation-5: -The kinesthetic sense organ is the proprioceptor covering the special sensory receptor in the muscles, tendons, joints and vestibular apparatus (labyrinth). The kinesthetic or receptor sense is sometimes known as muscle sense as the tension of the muscle is responsible for the kinesthetic process.