Joint Receptors

Question 0

Type II: Pacini

Answer 0

Sensitivity: Compression, ∆ hydrostatic pressure
Location: Throughout joint capsule, particularly in deep layers/fat pads

Question 1

Type I: Ruffini

Answer 1

Sensitivity: Extreme EXT stretch
Location: Fibrous layer of joint capsule on flexion side of joints, periosteum, ligs & tendons

Question 2

Type III: Golgi

Answer 2

Sensitivity: Pressure, extreme ROM
Location: Inner layer (synovium) of joint capsule, ligs & tendons

Question 3

Type IV: Unmyelinated free nerve endings

Answer 3

Sensitivity: Non/Noxious Mechanical & Biomechanical Stressors
Location: Located around BV’s in synovial layer of capsule & adjacent structures (fat pads, collateral ligs), tendons, ligs & periosteum