{"id":6813,"date":"2021-02-15T03:58:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T03:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=6813"},"modified":"2021-02-15T04:37:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T04:37:44","slug":"the-sense-of-touch-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-sense-of-touch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The sense of touch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6813\" class=\"elementor elementor-6813\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35d71d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35d71d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae68b26\" 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jet-nav__item-6791 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/our-five-senses\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Our five senses<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6800 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-sense-of-sight-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The sense of sight<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6803 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-sense-of-hearing-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The sense of hearing<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6818 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-sense-of-touch-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The sense of touch<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6836 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-sense-of-smell-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The sense of smell<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6851 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-sense-of-taste-2\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The sense of taste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9188f84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line 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It is the largest sense organ because, unlike the other organs, it is not located at any specific place but the entire body.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Our sense of touch uses many different receptors that help us to respond to different stimuli such as pain, pressure, tension, temperature, texture, shape, weight, contours, and vibrations. It helps us move away when the brain perceives that there is a danger.<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Types of sensory receptors<\/b><\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Receptors that respond to heat and cold are known as Thermoreceptors. Nociceptors respond to painful stimuli. Mechanoreceptors are those that respond to mechanical stimuli such as tension, pressure, or vibration. Chemoreceptors respond to chemical stimuli such as taste and smell.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The entire network of sensory receptors does not only exist in the skin. It is distributed all over the inside of the body such as muscle, bones, joints, hearts, and blood vessels. Altogether, it is known as the somatosensory system. A few places without sensory receptors are our hairs and fingernails. It is why we feel no pain when we cut or trim them. For this lesson, we shall take a look at the receptors under our skin.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here is a diagram of the skin and what is just under its surface.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_6782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6782\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6782\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-sense-of-touch.jpg\" alt=\"The sense of touch\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-sense-of-touch.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-sense-of-touch-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sense of touch<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Receptors that receive very fine signals (stimuli) are located very close to the surface of the skin such as the epidermis and dermis. A little deeper, some receptors respond to stretching of the skin, vibrations, and pressure.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Like the other senses, the brain is the master organ that determines the meaning of the signals it receives from each receptor. 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