somatic nervous system
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[edit]Noun
[edit]somatic nervous system (plural somatic nervous systems)
- (anatomy, neurology) 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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[edit]part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
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