Czuciowe

Czuciowe is an adjective in Polish that denotes relation to sensation or perception. In scientific and medical contexts it designates components of the nervous system that convey sensory information to the central nervous system. The term is commonly used with nouns such as nerwy czuciowe, włókna czuciowe, and receptory czuciowe. The sensory system, or układ czuciowy, gathers data from the external environment and the body's interior and transmits it via afferent pathways to the brain and spinal cord.

Receptors located in the skin, muscles, joints, and viscera detect different modalities and connect to czuciowe pathways: mechanoreceptors for touch and pressure; thermoreceptors for temperature; receptory bólu for pain; and proprioceptors for body position and movement. In clinical contexts, czuciowe pathways are assessed to diagnose lesions along the sensory pathways, and damage can lead to loss of sensation, numbness, burning sensations, or neuropathic pain.

Czuciowe is often contrasted with ruchowe (motor) and autonomiczne (autonomic) aspects of the nervous system, which govern movement and involuntary functions, respectively. The term also appears in broader descriptions of perception, though in everyday language czuciowe is often replaced by zmysłowy.