Question

Somesthetic or post central area is responsible for

• A. initiation of motor impulses for voluntary muscles
• B. initiation of motor impulses for involuntary muscles
  
  
• C. Perception of pain, touch and temperature
  
  
• D. coordination of speech

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Perception of pain, touch and temperature

The postcentral gyrus is a prominent gyrus in the lateral parietal lobe of the human brain. It is the location of the primary somatosensory cortex, the main sensory receptive area for the sense of touch.