• Question: Hello, how are you today. I would to know what the sensitive part of the body is?

    Asked by anon-319769 to Antonios on 10 Mar 2022.
    • Photo: Antonios Pouliopoulos

      Antonios Pouliopoulos answered on 10 Mar 2022:

      Hi! I would say that all parts of the body are sensitive, but those that are more prone to mechanical damage are protected by bones! A brain is a good example. We have the skull that protects it from injury. Interestingly the brain parts that are more sensitive, are covered by a thicker bone (e.g. forehead). Evolution works in our favour to keep us healthy!

Comments

  • Photo: Gareth

    Gareth commented on :

    Hi! There are really sensitive parts where we have more nerves like our lips and fingertips – that’s why a paper cut hurts so much!

  • Photo: Mary

    Mary commented on :

    There are several sensitive parts of the body, depending on the particular sense. The most sensitive part for touch is probably the fingertips, smell is the nose, sight is the retina at the back of the eye, taste are the sensitive taste buds on the tongue and hearing is probably the ear drum together with the small hairs in the cochlea of the inner ear.

  • Photo: Amy

    Amy commented on :

    Depends on what you mean by a part of the body! Technically sensory neurons are the most sensitive as they’re what do all of the sensing!