Search Results for: somatosensory_system
Somatosensory system
Definition noun A sensory system comprised of neural receptors located mainly in the skin and certain internal organs for... Read More
Mechanoreceptor
Definition noun, plural: mechanoreceptors A sensory receptor chiefly in the skin or in the body surface of an organism used... Read More
Somatosensation
Definition noun A somatosensory sensation; the perception of sensory stimuli coming from the skin that involves senses of... Read More
Tactile sense
Definition noun The sense of touch where contact, pressure or traction exerted on the skin as well as in some internal... Read More
Medial longitudinal fissure
Definition noun A median fissure separating the two hemispheres of the vertebrate brain Supplement The cerebrum of... Read More
Sensory Systems
A sensory system is a part of the nervous system consisting of sensory receptors that receive stimuli from the internal and... Read More