1. Your skin helps you feel when something touches you. Tiny nerve endings under the skin tell your brain if it is hot, cold, or just touching you.
2. The skin is like a touch sensor. Lots of tiny nerves in the skin send messages about warmth, coldness, and different touches.
3. Skin lets you know when someone pats or tickles you. Little nerve endings in your skin notice heat, cold, and touch and tell your body.
4. All over your body, skin can feel things. Special nerves in the skin feel hot, cold, and when something presses or brushes against you.