The area in the parietal lobe of the cerebrum that receives sensory input from skin and skeletal muscles is called the primary area.

The area in the parietal lobe of the cerebrum that receives sensory input from the skin and skeletal muscles is called the primary somatosensory area (or primary somatosensory cortex). This area is responsible for processing tactile information such as touch, temperature, pain, and proprioception, which is the sense of body position and movement.

It is located in the postcentral gyrus, just posterior to the central sulcus. The primary somatosensory area is organized in a topographical manner, meaning that different parts of the area correspond to sensations from different parts of the body, mapped according to the sensory input received. This organization is often visually represented by a homunculus, which illustrates the relative sensitivity of different body regions based on the size of the area dedicated to processing input from those regions.