nervepathways
nounUK /ˈnɜːv ˌpɑːθweɪz/
US /ˈnɜːrv ˌpæθweɪz/
Nerve pathways are the roads inside your body that carry messages to and from your brain.
When you touch something hot, nerve pathways send a fast message to your brain.
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2. The routes that electrical signals follow through the nervous system.
Doctors studied the nerve pathways that control movement.
3. Connections in the body that let you feel touch, pain, or temperature.
Damage to nerve pathways can make a person feel numb.
4. Pathways that carry commands from the brain to muscles.
Nerve pathways tell your hand to grab a cup.
5. A network of nerves that links body parts to the brain and spinal cord.
The nerve pathways in the spine are very important.