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Skin – Touch or Tactioception

• Skin is the largest organ of our body. It is related to the

sense of touch.

• The sense of touch is also referred to as tactioception.

• The skin contains general receptors which can detect touch,

pain, pressure, and temperature.

• They are present throughout the skin. Skin receptors

generate an impulse, and when activated, is carried to the

spinal cord and then to the brain.