proprioceptor

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A sensory receptor located in muscles, tendons, and joints, which conveys information about the physical state and position of skeletal muscles and joints. Proprioceptors provide essential information for smooth coordinated movements and the maintenance of body posture. See also Golgi tendon organs, kinaesthesis, muscle spindle organs.

A sensory receptor, commonly found in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli within the organism.

Any of the sensory nerve endings that give information concerning movements and position of the body; they occur chiefly in muscles, tendons and the labyrinth.

Sensory nerve receptors situated in the muscles, tendons, and joints that furnish information to the central nervous system concerning the movements and positions of the limbs, trunk, head, and neck, and, more specifically for the dentist, the mandible and its associated oral structures.