Cutaneous Receptors Flashcards
Free Nerve Endings Stimulus
Temperature
hair movement
Free Nerve Endings Location
around the hair roots and under surface of skin
Free Nerve Endings Adaptation
Variable
Meissners Corpuscles Stimulus
flutter/stroking
Meissners Corpuscles Location
superficial layers of skin
Meissners Corpuscles Adaptation
Rapid (phasic)
Pacinian Corpuscles Stimulus
vibration
Pacinian Corpuscles Location
deep layers of skin
Pacinian Corpuscles Adaptation
Rapid (phasic)
Ruffini Corpuscles Stimulus
skin stretching
Ruffini Corpuscles Location
deep layers of the skin
Ruffini Corpuscles Adaptation
slow (tonic)
Merkel Receptors Stimulus
steady pressure or texture
Merkel Receptors Location
superfiscial layers of the skin
Merkel Receptors Adaptation
Slow (tonic)