A man lying in the supine position. The supine position (/sÉËpaÉªn/ or /ËsuËpaÉªn/) is a position of the body: lying with the face up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down, sometimes with the hands behind the head or neck.
For the musician known as Somatic, see Hahn Rowe. The somatic nervous system (SoNS or voluntary nervous system) is the part of the peripheral nervous system associated with skeletal muscle voluntary control of body movements.The SoNS consists of afferent nerves and efferent nerves.esides these, thousands of association nerves are also present in the body. Thus somatic nervous system consists of three parts: 1  Spinal nerves: They are peripheral nerves that carry sensory information into and motor commands out of the spinal cord.
The contraction of it is. responsible for supporting & moving the skeleton. â¢ It is also called voluntary muscle because it contracts. voluntarily when a signal is sent to it along the central. nervous system. â¢ It is also called as striated muscle because the. microscopic appearance shows cross striations. Most.