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Along with skin, where do the touch receptors present?
a) tongue                                
b) throat
c) mucosa                   
d) all of these

d

Which of the following area/s are rich in touch receptors?
a) tips of the fingers   
b) lips
c) eyelid                                 
d) both a and b

d

How many touch receptors are present in the fingertips per cm2?
a) 10   
b) 50               
c) 100 
d) 10000

c

How many touch receptors are present in the back of the hand per cm2?
a) 10   
b) 5                 
c) 60               
d) 100

a

Explanation Forearms, calves, and the back are the least sensitive



The loss or impairment of the ability to feel anything touched is celled……
a) tactile paresthesia
b) tactile anesthesia
c) paresthesia              
d) anesthesia

b

Explanation Anesthesia in which the patient is not comfortably sedated or relieved of pain.



The sensation of the tingling, pricking, or numbness of the skin is called…….
a) tactile paresthesia
b) tactile anesthesia
c) paresthesia            
d) anesthesia

c

Explanation it is may be due the nerve damage and may be permanent or temporary



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