Skin receptors
Interactive
Interactive schematic diagram:
The layers of the skin and the receptors they contain can be labeled interactively.
English, German, Spanish (CREA)
2021-06-25
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The graphic shows the three areas of the skin (epidermis, dermis, subcutis) and the receptors they contain for pain, sense of touch, cold, heat, and pressure. The receptors receive the external stimuli and forward them to the nervous system.
The graphic can be labeled individually or as a whole.
The graphic can be labeled individually or as a whole.
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Interactive graphic
Biology
Grade 5 to 6; Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
Middle/high school
Nervous system; Sense organ; Skin; Stimulus reception; Sense organ; Skin; Whiteboard-compatible
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