|
Clinical Neuroanatomy, 26e
| Section V. Functional Systems > |
Chapter 14. Somatosensory Systems
Sections: Somatosensory Systems: Introduction, Receptors, Connections, Clinical Correlations, Sensory Pathways, Cortical Areas, Pain, Case 19, Case 20, References.
Topics Discussed: somatosensory system.
Excerpt:"Input from the somatosensory systems informs the organism about events impinging on it. Sensation can be divided into four types: superficial, deep, visceral, and special. Superficial sensation is concerned with touch, pain, temperature, and two-point discrimination. Deep sensation includes muscle and joint position sense (proprioception), deep muscle pain, and vibration sense. Visceral sensations are relayed by autonomic afferent fibers and include hunger, nausea, and visceral pain (see Chapter 20). The special senses—smell, vision, hearing, taste, and equilibrium—are conveyed by cranial nerves (see Chapters 8, 15, 16, and 17)...."
The content above is only an excerpt.
For full access, log into an existing user account below,
purchase an annual subscription, or
purchase a short-term subscription to the complete website.
|
|
|
|
Or
|
|
|
|