The name given to the sense of our body position is _____________

A) gustation
B) the kinesthetic sense
C) somatosensory sense
D) the vestibular sense

Answer: B
Rationale: Kinesthesis is our sense of bodily motion and position. Receptors for the kinesthetic sense reside in the muscles, joints, and tendons. The receptors transmit information about movement and the position of your muscles, limbs and joints to the brain.

Psychology

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