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ATTR 400 Chapter 13 Proprioception

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What are the three parts of motor control?
Somatosensory
Vestibular
Visual
What are the three subsections of somatosensory motor control?
Proprioception
Kinesthesia
Sense of tension force
What are the two parts of vestibular motor control?
Semicircular canals
Otoliths
What do semicircular canals detect?
rapid angular acceleration
What do otoliths detect?
subtle changes in head position
What are the two parts of the sensorimotor system?
Feedback
Feed forward
What does feed forward mean in relationship to motor control?
It takes past experience into account when telling muscles how to react
What does feedback means in relationship to motor control?
Taking sensory information into account and adjusting muscles accordingly
Mechanoreceptors in the skin and fascia react mostly to what?
Stretch
What are the three kinds of mechanoreceptors found in skin and fascia?
Ruffini endings
Merkel cells
Field receptors
What are the three mechanoreceptors found in joints?
Joint receptors
Golgo tendon organs
Muscle spindles
What do golgi tendon organs do?
Monitor muscle tension and effort force production
What do muscle spindles do?
Transmit information to the CNS regarding muscle length changed and rate of muscle length change
What is it called when the body accurately filters out a sensory mechanism that is suddenly giving bad information and relies more heavily on the other sensory mechanisms?
Sensory organization
What is the ability to detect joint movement called?
Kinesthesia
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