Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)
Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Lauralee Sherwood
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The definition of somesthetic sensation and proprioception.

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Somesthetic sensations are the sensations of touch, pressure, heat, cold, pain etc. from different surfaces of the body and proprioception is the awareness of the position of the body by the brain.

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