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mediated by
proprioceptors,
mechanosensory neurons located within muscles, tendons, and joints. Most
animals possess multiple subtypes of
proprioceptors, which...
- are
skeletal muscle fibers that
serve as
specialized sensory organs (
proprioceptors). They
detect the
amount and rate of
change in
length of a muscle. They...
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Different sensory receptors innervate different types of
nerve fibers.
Proprioceptors are
innervated by type Ia, Ib and II
sensory fibers, mechanoreceptors...
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example of a "po****r"
proprioceptor mentioned by
aircraft pilots, is the
feeling in the "seat of the pants".
Proprioceptors respond to
stimuli generated...
- sent by the
cerebrum and body
position information provided by the
proprioceptors cause the
cerebellum to
stimulate the red
nucleus of the midbrain. The...
-
females may use them to
catch emerging young. The legs are
covered in
proprioceptors,
bristles and
sensory setae.
Depending on the species, the legs may...
- as the
balance and
motion sensors of the
vertebrate inner ear. The
proprioceptors of arthropods,
sensors that
report the
force exerted by
muscles and...
- as "muscle memory",
muscles do not
store memory; rather, it is the
proprioceptors giving the
information from
muscles to the brain. To do this, the individual...
- fire
action potentials when
their membranes are
physically stretched.
Proprioceptors are
another type of
mechanoreceptors which literally means "receptors...
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Speed (m/s) From
muscles From skin
Receptors Thick 12-20 72-120 I Aα
Proprioceptors (muscle spindle,
Golgi tendon organ)
Medium 6-12 35-75 II Aβ Merkel...
