Somatosensitivity

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Somatosensitivity describes the conscious perception of body sensations.

Classification

General somatosensitivity

The general somatosensitive fibers conduct body sensations such as:

• contact
• pain

Special somatosensitivity

Special somatosensitive fibers conduct signals from the senses:

• Sense of hearing
• Sense of balance
• Sense of sight

See also

• Somatomotor - visceromotor - viscerosensory

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