Course Material

There are some material that are not adequately covered yet test question are formulated. For example Assignment 22 has the below information on the topic Proprioception and I was asked to explain with what it meant.

"Proprioception is a form of awareness where we know what position our muscles are in without looking. We tend to only notice this when it is missing – for example, when we have a ‘dead arm’ or have a local anaesthetic."

I penalized for having a one line explanation and subsequently provide the below answer:


Proprioception is the capability to sense stimuli arising in the body concerning position, motion, and equilibrium. It is having an awareness of the position of our muscles without having to look. There is conscious proprioception and unconscious proprioception. The cerebrum and the cerebellum govern conscious proprioception. An example of conscious proprioception is a person closing his or her eyes and is able to use his/her hands to touch specific parts of the body. While Unconscious proprioception is your ability to learn skills and perform them. It is a form of multi-tasking such as driving a car that involving focusing on the road, steering the car and indicating whilst aware of your surroundings and keeping safe.