As you are walking on a beach, you pick up an odd-looking seashell that has a very rough texture. As you rub your finger sover the shell, the sensory messages are communicated via the_____ nervous system to the central nervous system.

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The somatic nervous system is responsible for transmitting sensory information from the body's sensory receptors (such as the fingers) to the central nervous system. This includes touch, temperature, pressure, and pain sensations. The autonomic nervous system, on the other hand, controls internal bodily functions such as heart rate, digestion, and breathing, and would not be involved in the sensory experience of touching a seashell. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system and would also not be involved in this scenario.

As You Are Walking on a Beach, You Pick Up