Touch

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! Don’t question me! Don’t speak to me! Stay with me!”
    —Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)

    “Two touch the string,
    The harp is dumb.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Such body lovers have,
    Such exacting breath,
    That they touch or sigh.
    Every touch they give,
    Love is nearer death.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)