Science Illustrated

Nerve fibres give away your arm motions

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During an ordinary day, your body must carry out lots of sophistica­ted coordinati­on such as getting out of bed, putting on clothes in the correct manner, or driving your bike to work. So, the kinaesthet­ic sense is always at work. The propriocep­tion keeps track of where all your body parts are in proportion to one another. The sense is located in sensitive nerve fibres, which are wrapped around muscle fibres in your arms, legs, and other limbs. The nerve fibres register, if a muscle contracts or is stretched, sending a message to the brain, which calculates where in physical space the muscles are located.

 ??  ?? The kinaesteti­c sense allows you to touch your nose with your eyes closed.
The kinaesteti­c sense allows you to touch your nose with your eyes closed.

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