Proprioception: Sensing Muscle
Condition and Limb Position - 2
u Sensory Endings in Tendons
l Golgi Tendon Organ: determines stretch and
tension.
u Sensory Endings in Joints
l free nerve endings and Pacinian Corpuscles
u sense pressure and release from pressure due to change
in joint angle.
u only sensitive to extreme angles.
u skin supplements joint receptors.