NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The skin possesses many sensory receptors in the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis, which allows for discrimination of touch such as pressure differences (light vs. deep). Other qualities of the external world assessed by skin sensory receptors includes temperature, pain, and itch.

Detailed explanation-2: -Our sense of touch is controlled by a huge network of nerve endings and touch receptors in the skin known as the somatosensory system. This system is responsible for all the sensations we feel – cold, hot, smooth, rough, pressure, tickle, itch, pain, vibrations, and more.

Detailed explanation-3: -Exteroceptors are the afferent nerve endings that sense stimuli originating from outside of the body, such as pain, touch, vibration, temperature, and sound. One type of exteroceptors are known as mechanoreceptors, which are receptors that respond to external mechanical stimuli such as touch, pressure, and vibration.