Touch
The somatosensory system is a diverse sensory system comprising the receptors and processing centres to produce the sensory modalities such as touch, temperature, proprioception (body position), and nociception (pain). The sensory receptors cover the skin and epithelia, skeletal muscles, bones and joints, internal organs, and the cardiovascular system.
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Famous quotes containing the word touch:
““Don’t touch me, please I say, don’t touch me, please.
I’ll not be put to bed by you, my man.”
“Just as you say. Have it your own way, then.
‘My man is it?’ You talk like a professor....””
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“The sea—this truth must be confessed—has no generosity. No display of manly qualities—courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness—has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)
“I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)