KINESTHETIC RECEPTOR

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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Found in muscles, tendons and joints and any of the sensory receptors that monitor the position and movement of muscles

KINESTHETIC RECEPTOR: "Kinesthetic Receptor monitors the position and movement of muscles."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. KINESTHETIC FEEDBACK
  2. KINESTHESIS
  3. GRAVIRECEPTOR (GRAVICEPTOR)
  4. PROPRIOCEPTION
  5. MUSCLE SENSATION
  6. DEGREES OF FREEDOM
  7. MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER
  8. PRIMARY CORTEX
  9. OCULOMOTOR NERVE
  10. STIFFNESS
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "KINESTHETIC RECEPTOR," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/kinesthetic-receptor/ (accessed June 28, 2017).
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