Sensory Nerve (Noun)
Meaning
A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The sensory nerve from the retina transmits visual signals to the brain.
- A sensory nerve is specialized to detect specific types of stimuli, such as touch or pain.
- Damage to a sensory nerve can result in numbness or loss of sensation in the affected area.
- The sensory nerves in the fingertips allow people to feel tactile sensations such as pressure and texture.
- The optic nerve is a type of sensory nerve that carries visual information from the eye to the brain.