Question: the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts is known as
Answer: Proprioception ( / ˌproʊprioʊˈsɛpʃən , - priə - / PRO-pree - o - SEP - shən ) , from Latin proprius , meaning `` one 's own '' , `` individual '' , and capio , capere , to take or grasp , is the sense of the relative position of one 's own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement .