Corpus: Somatic nervous system
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Synonyms: arbitrary nervous system, animal nervous system, oikotropic nervous system
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Definition[Bearbeiten]
The somatic nervous system is the part of the nervous system that controls the motor function of the skeletal muscles and thus the voluntary and reflexive bodily actions. Put simply, it regulates the functions that serve the active relationship with the outside world.
Physiologically, a distinction is made between the somatic and autonomic nervous system.
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The somatic nervous system consists of nerve cells that are connected to the skeletal muscles, the skin and the sensory organs. The somatic nervous system receives sensory information via afferent fibres and sends electrical stimuli to control the skeletal muscles via efferent fibres. In this way, it controls voluntary and reflex motor activity and enables surface and depth sensitivity.
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