Spot the correct spelling of body-position sense.

Correct — C. The word is Proprioception, the body's sense of where its own parts are and how they move.

Build it from its two parts:
proprio-, from Latin proprius, 'one's own'
-ception, the ending of perception and reception

Together: p-r-o-p-r-i-o-c-e-p-t-i-o-n, two r's in proprio- and a c in -ception → option (c).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Propriozeption — Propriozeption writes the ending with a z. English spells it -ception, with a c, as in perception and reception.
• (b)
  Propioception — Propioception drops the second r. The first part is proprio-, from proprius, 'one's own', the same root as property and proprietor.
• (d)
  Proprioseption — Proprioseption writes the ending with an s. The sound is the same, but the spelling is -ception, as in reception and deception.

Proprioception is the sense that tells you where your limbs are without looking, which is why you can touch your nose with your eyes shut. It relies on receptors chiefly in muscles, tendons and joints.

The spelling follows the meaning. proprio- is Latin proprius, 'one's own', the root of property and proprietor. -ception is the ending of perception and reception, always with a c.

Keep the two halves apart and the word spells itself: proprio + ception.

Key facts

• Proprioception is the sense of the position and movement of your own body.
• Proprio- comes from Latin proprius, 'one's own', the root of property and proprietor.
• The ending -ception is spelt with a c: perception, reception, deception.
• Proprioceptors are sensory receptors found chiefly in muscles, tendons and joints.

Common traps

• Dropping the second r of proprio-, the slip in option (b)
• Spelling the ending by sound as -seption or -zeption instead of the fixed -ception

No directly related past PYQ was found.