Where are the locations of the primary sensory areas ofthe cerebral cortex, and what are the functions of eacharea?

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Where are the locations of the primary sensory areas of
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The primary somatosensory cortex has five areas that comprise the brain's five sensory systems are the primary cortical regions. They obtain sensory input from the thalamic nerve, except the olfactory system.

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The primary somatosensory cortex is situated around the central sulcus and behind the primary motor cortex. It is designed to typically correlate with the arrangement of surrounding muscle cells connected to various body areas.

 

  1. Somatosensory system: It is present in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe. The joints, muscles, skin, and fascia's sensory system is involved with the conscious experience of touch, friction, pain, temperature, location, movement, and motion.

 

  1. Taste: Taste Bud is the main organ of taste. A taste bud is a group of gustatory receptors (taste cells) called papillae found inside the tongue bumps. It plays a role in taste sensation.

 

  1. Olfaction: The olfactory system, the systems of the body that provide the sense of smell. The method comprises the nose and nasal cavities that help smell senses and serve as respiratory passages in their lower parts. 

 

  1. Vision: The visual field is found deep within the occipital lobe's folds, on the calcarine sulcus, and helps in visual processing.

 

Hearing: the primary auditory cortex is located on the transverse gyri that lie on the back of the superior temporal convolution of the temporal lobes that helps in listening through the ear.

The primary somatosensory cortex is situated around the central sulcus and behind the primary motor cortex. It is designed to typically correlate with the arrangement of surrounding muscle cells connected to various body areas.

  1. Somatosensory system: It is present in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe. The joints, muscles, skin, and fascia's sensory system is involved with the conscious experience of touch, friction, pain, temperature, location, movement, and motion.
  2. Taste: Taste Bud is the main organ of taste. A taste bud is a group of gustatory receptors (taste cells) called papillae found inside the tongue bumps. It plays a role in taste sensation.
  3. Olfaction: The olfactory system, the systems of the body that provide the sense of smell. The method comprises the nose and nasal cavities that help smell senses and serve as respiratory passages in their lower parts. 
  4. Vision: The visual field is found deep within the occipital lobe's folds, on the calcarine sulcus, and helps in visual processing.
  5. Hearing: the primary auditory cortex is located on the transverse gyri that lie on the back of the superior temporal convolution of the temporal lobes that helps in listening through the ear.
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