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:
“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)
“I did but touch the honey of romance—
And must I lose a soul’s inheritance?”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“But O for the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of a voice that is still!”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)