“the human touch”

*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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*WIKI-LINK*

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👈👈👈☜*“SENSORY SYSTEMS”* ☞ 👉👉👉

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