somatic nervous system

noun

The part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles, and from receptors of external stimuli, thereby mediating sight, hearing and touch.

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Meanings

nounsomatic nervous system (plural somatic nervous systems)

plural somatic nervous systems

  1. anatomyThe part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles, and from receptors of external stimuli, thereby mediating sight, hearing and touch.

Translations

German somatisches Nervensystem
  • somatisches Nervensystempart of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
Greek σωματικό νευρικό σύστημα
  • σωματικό νευρικό σύστημα (somatikó nevrikó sýstima)part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
Hungarian szomatikus idegrendszer
  • szomatikus idegrendszerpart of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
Icelandic viljastýrða taugakerfi
  • viljastýrða taugakerfipart of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
Polish somatyczny układ nerwowy
  • somatyczny układ nerwowypart of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
Romanian sistem nervos somatic
  • sistem nervos somaticpart of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
Russian соматическая нервная система
  • соматическая нервная система (somatičeskaja nervnaja sistema)part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
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APA

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Chicago

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