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Sensory functions that transduce stimuli received by proprioceptive receptors in joints, tendons, muscles, and the INNER EAR into neural impulses to be transmitted to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Proprioception provides sense of stationary positions and movements of one's body parts, and is important in maintaining KINESTHESIA and POSTURAL BALANCE.
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- Labyrinthine Sense
- Position Sense
- Posture Sense
- Sense of Equilibrium
- Sense of Position
- Vestibular Sense
- Equilibrium Sense
- Sense, Labyrinthine
- Sense, Position
- Sense, Posture
- Sense, Vestibular
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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- Equilibrium (1966-1972)
- Kinesthesis (1966-1972)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Proprioception. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011434. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011434
- Proprioception. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception
- Proprioception. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1129066