Receptors Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
Meissner corpuscles
A
Sensitive to LIGHT touch
Dermis of hairless skin
Fast adapting
Small receptive fields
2
Q
Merkel discs
A
Sensitive to pressure
Epidermis of hairless skin
Slow-adapting
Small receptive fields
3
Q
Ruffini corpuscles
A
Sensitive to skin stretching
Dermis of all skin
Slow adapting
Wide receptive fields
4
Q
Pacini corpuscles
A
Sensitive to vibration
Deep in dermis of all skin
Fast adpating
Big receptive fields
5
Q
Muscle spindle
A
Detects muscle stretch
6
Q
Golgi tendon organ
A
Detects tendon stretch
7
Q
Joint receptor
A
Detects joint position, motion
