In Your Own Words. 1  The sense of touch let's people feel their surroundings; cold, warmth, texture, and pain. 2  This is when you can tell when you are cold, hot, or feeling pain. connected to the Somatosensory Cortex in the brain.
Facts about flatulence (gas), excessive, and chronic. 1  The definition of flatulence or intestinal gas is the state of having excessive stomach and/or intestinal gas (waste gas produced during digestion) that is usually released from the anus with sound and/or odor. Causes of excess gas in the digestive tract are swallowed air, breakdown of undigested foods, lactase intolerance, and.
Common causes of gas include: 1  Swallowed air. 2  Foods and beverages. 3  Constipation. 4  Medicines or nutritional supplements. 5  A medical condition, such as a bowel obstruction or Crohn's disease. 6  Changes in hormone levels.