Joint Receptors Flashcards

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Free Nerve endings

A

capsule, ligaments, synovium, fat pads

Located in all joints

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Golgi Ligament Endings

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Ligaments adjacent to bony attachment

Tension or stretch

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Golgi Mazzoni

A

Joint capsule

Senses compression

knee joint, joint capsule

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Pacinian Corpuscles

A

Fibrous layer of joint capsule

High frequency vibration, acceleration, high velocity changes in joint position

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Ruffini Endings

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Fibrous layer of joint capsule

stretching of joint capsule
amplitude and velocity of joint position

A lot in proximal joints

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