Touch Receptors

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Description

Touch Receptors are a type of Sensory Receptor that are a component of the Skin.

 

Biological Function of Touch Receptors

Nervous System

 Touch Receptors are responsible for detecting Touch and transmitting Nerve Impulses relating to the Sense of Touch to the Parietal Lobes within the Cerebral Cortex of the Brain.

 

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