Proprioceptors
What Proprioceptors means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Receptors in muscles, tendons and joints that detect movement and limb position, so ventilation rises at the onset of exercise before blood chemistry has altered.
Sensory receptors that monitor movement and changes in muscle and joint position, signalling that activity has begun.
Detect movement and changes in muscle and joint position, informing the brain that exercise has started.
Sensory receptors in muscles, tendons and joints that detect stretch, tension and position.
Topics that use Proprioceptors
- Cardiovascular system (AQA A-Level)
- Neuromuscular system (AQA A-Level)
- Respiratory system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Baroreceptors
- Chemoreceptors
- Partial pressure gradient
- Aerobic and anaerobic ATP resynthesis
- Aerobic ATP resynthesis
- Aerobic oxidation
- Affinity for oxygen
- Airway narrowing
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