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BIO-305: Anatomy + Physiology I Lecture Exam #3 > Mechanoreceptors in the skin > Flashcards

Mechanoreceptors in the skin Flashcards

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Merkel Receptors

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Steady pressure

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Meissener’s Corpuscle

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Flutter/ stroking movements

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Pacinian Corpuscle

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Senses vibration

Mechanically- gated ion channels, graded potential, action potential

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Ruffini Corpuscle

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Skin stretch

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Free nerve endings of hair roots

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Senses hair movement

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Free nerve endings of nociceptors

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Respond to noxious stimuli

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