A&P 2 LP 1 Flashcards
Cutaneous receptors: deep touch
Pacinian
Cutaneous receptors: light touch
Meissener’s
Cutaneous receptors: heat
Ruffini
Cutaneous receptors: cold
Krause
Cutaneous receptors: pain
Free nerve endings (pain receptors)
Cutaneous receptors: touch/pressure
Free nerve endings (mechanoreceptors)
Cutaneous receptors: stretch/tension
Proprioreceptors
Pattern location for taste receptors: bottom of tongue
Sweet
Pattern location for taste receptors: on the sides
Sour
Pattern location for taste receptors: the tip of the bottom of the tongue
Salt
Pattern location for taste receptors: top of the tongue near the throat
Bitter
What part of the eye is white & used for protection
Schlera
What part of eye protect the iris & pupil
Cornea