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The nervous system and skin are functionally linked as the nervous system coordinates physiological responses like cooling via the skin [1] and processes sensory information received from the skin [2], while their evolutionary development is historically intertwined through the coordination of body tissues [3].
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7 Major Organ Systems: Functions and Connections instituteofhumananatomy.com 1 fact
claimWhen human body temperature exceeds 98.6°F (37°C), the nervous system coordinates a cooling response by dilating blood vessels near the skin and inducing sweat production.
Human body systems: Overview, anatomy, functions | Kenhub kenhub.com 1 fact
claimAscending, afferent, or sensory nerve fibers are nerves that carry information from peripheral sense organs, such as the eye, tongue, nasal mucosa, ear, and skin, to the central nervous system.
Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com 1 fact
claimKeijzer et al. (2013) argue that the nervous system evolved to coordinate the body, a function that developed alongside the evolution of contractile tissue (muscle) near the skin or epithelium of an animal.