Somatic Sensory System (Noun)
Meaning
The faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The somatic sensory system allows us to perceive tactile sensations such as touch, pressure, and vibrations on the skin.
- Damage to the somatic sensory system can result in numbness or tingling in the affected areas of the body.
- Proprioception, a component of the somatic sensory system, helps us sense the position and movement of our body parts.
- The somatic sensory system also plays a crucial role in pain perception, enabling us to detect and respond to painful stimuli.
- Researchers are studying the neural mechanisms of the somatic sensory system to develop new treatments for chronic pain and other sensory disorders.
Synonyms
- Somaesthesia
- Somesthesia
- Somatosensory System
- Somatic Sense
- Somesthesis
- Somatesthesia
- Somaesthesis
- Somataesthesis