The Sense Of Touch

Structure of the human skin.

1. The skin helps regulate body temperature. It is also a sensory organ that detects touch.
2. The skin has five different types of receptors.
    These are:
    a) pain receptors
    b) touch receptors
    c) heat receptors
    d) cold receptors
    e) pressure receptors
3. The receptor in the skin are sensitive to the stimuli of pain, touch, heat, cold, and pressure.
4. a) The pain receptors are situated in the epidermis of the skin.
    b) The touch, heat, and cold receptors are situated in the dermis.
    c) The pressure receptors are found in the fatty layer.