In: Anatomy and Physiology
There are 5 basic sensory receptor endings which are distributed in human body. These receptors are categorized as thermoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, nociceptors, photoreceptors and chemoreceptors. The five sense organs, that is, the skin, eyes, ears, nose and tongue are the areas where sensory receptors are more because they send the stimulus to the brain and the spinal cord. In the face, the tongue and lips are sensitive to external stimulus, while in the hands, the finger tips and elbows have more sensory neurons than other regions. The genital regions also have more sensory cells as compared to the surrounding regions of the body.
All senses work in basically the same way. Sensory receptors are specialized cells that collect information from the environment, so naturally, they will be found in greater number in the sense organs, as stated above, and in those parts of the body which are more sensitive to stimulus.