Passive Care - Sensory Receptors Flashcards
Meissners Corpuscles
superficial sensory receptor
mechanoreceptor
pressure and touch
Pacinian Corpuscles
superficial sensory receptor
mechanoreceptor
Merkle
superficial sensory receptor
mechanoreceptor
skin stretch / pressure
Ruffini Endings
superficial sensory receptor
mechanoreceptor
Cold Receptors
superficial sensory receptor
thermoreceptor
temp and temp change
Hot Receptors
superficial sensory receptor
thermoreceptor
GTO
deep sensory receptors
proprioceptors
change in muscle length and spindle tension
Pacinian Corpuscles
deep sensory receptors
proprioceptors
change in joint position
vibration
Ruffini Endings
deep sensory receptors
proprioceptors
joint end range
possible heat
Free Nerve Endings
deep sensory receptors
nociceptors
pain