Cutaneous Receptors Flashcards
1
Q
Cell for light pressure
A
Merkel’s discs
2
Q
Cell for sensitive touch
A
Meissner’s corpuscles
3
Q
Cell for strong pressure
A
Ruffinis endings
4
Q
Cell for vibration
A
Pacinian corpuscles
5
Q
Stimulus for Pacinian corpuscles
A
vibration
6
Q
Stimulus for Ruffinis endings
A
strong mechanical pressure
7
Q
Stimulus for Meissner’s corpuscles
A
sensitive touch
8
Q
Stimulus for Merkel’s discs
A
light pressure