*the somato-sensory system is a complex ‘sensory system’*
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*it is a system of ‘nerve cells’ that respond to changes to the ‘surface’ or ‘internal state’ of the ‘body’*
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(it is made up of a number of different ‘sensory receptors’, including… )
‘thermo-receptors’
‘photo-receptors’
‘mechano-receptors’
‘chemo-receptors’
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(these ‘nerve cells’ send signals along a chain of ‘nerve cells’ to the ‘spinal cord’ where they may be processed by other ‘nerve cells’ and then relayed to the ‘brain’ for further ‘processing’)
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(‘sensory receptors’ are found in many parts of the ‘human body’ including…)
‘skin’
‘epithelial tissues’
‘skeletal muscles’
‘bones’ + ‘joints’
‘internal organs’
‘the cardiovascular system’
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(‘somatic senses’ are sometimes referred to as somesthetic senses, with the understanding that ‘somesthesis’ includes…)
‘touch’
‘pro-prio-ception’
‘haptic perception’
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(the ‘mapping’ of the ‘body surfaces’ in the ‘brain’ is called a “homunculus” and plays a fundamental role in the creation of ‘body image’)
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(this brain-surface (‘cortical’) map is not ‘immutable’…)
(…although “dramatic shifts” can occur in response to ‘stroke’ or ‘injury’)
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