Which of the following correctly lists the structures through which tactile stimuli travels after being converted into neural signals?
a. spinal cord, somatosensory cortex, thalamus
b. somatosensory cortex, thalamus, spinal cord
c. thalamus, spinal cord, somatosensory cortex
d. spinal cord, thalamus, somatosensory cortex

The right answer is C. thalamus, spinal cord, somatosensory cortex.

The somesthetic system, or somatic sensory system, groups the nervous mechanisms responsible for collecting somatic sensations (the sensations of the body). This is the meaning that tells us

about the state of our body

on our environment, through our body.

Somesthesia is an integral part of different sensory modalities of perception as well as the specific senses of hearing, vision, taste, smell, balance.

It is composed of the somatosensory thalamus, spinal cord, and somatosensory cortical areas.

as the gila monster consumes the eggs or young of the desert cottontail and gambel's quail, thus its main food supply is only accessible for a restricted time duration every year. however, for this, the gila monsters exhibit three adaptations, which elevate their survival rate in the desert condition.  

first, is that they possess huge bodies, and can consume greater concentrations of food during a small period. secondly, they require to feed infrequently as they can accumulate fat in their tails. ultimately, their rate of metabolism is very low, so that they can burn their reservoirs of fat gradually.