sensory nerve

• Nervo que transmite informações sensoriais, como tato, dor, temperatura e pressão, da periferia do corpo para o sistema nervoso central.

A nerve that carries sensory information such as touch, pain, temperature, and pressure from the body's periphery to the central nervous system.

1. Afferent nerveC1formal

   A nerve that carries sensory information from the body's sensory receptors (like skin, eyes, ears) to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).

   Nervo aferente

   • The sensory nerves in your fingertips send touch signals to your brain.
   • Damage to sensory nerves can cause numbness or tingling.
   • The optic nerve is a type of sensory nerve responsible for vision.