Exercise 2. Mapping Touch Receptors Touch receptors respond to pressure and are involved in sensing touch. The closer t
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Exercise 2. Mapping Touch Receptors Touch receptors respond to pressure and are involved in sensingtouch. The closer touch receptors are to oneanother, the more there are in a given area of skin, and the moresensitive that area is to touch.Procedure:1. With the two points of adjustable calipers farapart, place both points on the skin of your partner’s palm,touching at the same time with equal pressure on each point. Makesure your partner is not watching what youare doing.2. Move the two points closer together and repeatStep 1. Keep bringing the points closer together until yourpartner can only feel one point.3. Measure and record the smallest distancebetween the two points in which your partner could feel bothpoints, and record the measurement.4. Repeat steps 1-3 on: 1) the palm, 2) back ofthe hand, 3) the fingertip, and 4) the back of the neck
Exercise 2. Mapping Touch Receptors1) Palm ____________ mm 3) Finger tip _____________ mm2) Back of hand ____________ mm 4) Back of neck _____________mm
3. Based on the data, which parts of the body had thegreatest density of touch receptors? Which bodypartshad the smallest density of touch receptors? Whydo you suppose there are differences in touch receptordensity between different body parts?
Exercise 2. Mapping Touch Receptors1) Palm ____________ mm 3) Finger tip _____________ mm2) Back of hand ____________ mm 4) Back of neck _____________mm
3. Based on the data, which parts of the body had thegreatest density of touch receptors? Which bodypartshad the smallest density of touch receptors? Whydo you suppose there are differences in touch receptordensity between different body parts?