Also known as the kinesthetic sense, an internal sense that conveys information from the muscles and tendons of the body. Specialized receptors connect to a tract of the nervous system which provides information about the contraction and expansion of muscles. Proprioception is the position sense, because it allows human beings to know the position of their limbs without visual confirmation.
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