The kinesthetic system is one part of the two parts of the sensory system. This system primarily is used to help a person stay balanced and coordinate his or her movements. It is related to physical movement and knowing of the body, including the brain's motor cortex, which controls bodily motion. Movement in joints of our bodies is possible in part by the kinesthetic system. Kinesthesia is important because of the functions it completes for our body associated to balance movement. Without the kinesthetic system to help send messages down to our body parts and back, our body parts would feel as though they weren't attached to our body. It would seem as if the body parts were just taking up space around us only that we wouldn't feel it. Also, a person who suffers from the loss of the kinestheic system would be a very slow mover as well as being slumped. As shown, the kinesthetic system is an important feature of our complex body system that is required to maintain movement.

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