Sensory corpuscles Flashcards
Which receptors sense pain and temp?
Free nerve endings
Which receptors sense dynamic, fine/light touch and position sense?
Meissner corpuscles
Which receptors sense vibration and pressure?
Pacinian corpuscles
Which receptors sense pressure, deep static touch (like shapes and edges), and position sense?
Merkel discs
Which receptors are large, quickly adapting, myelinated fibers?
Meissner corpuscles and Pacinian corpuscles
Which receptors are large, slowly adapting, myelinated fibers?
Merkel discs
Which subtype of free nerve endings has slow, unmyelinated fibers? Which has fast, myelinated fibers?
Slow/unmyelinated: C fibers
Fast/myelinated: A-delta fibers
Which receptors are found on all skin and epidermis and on some viscera?
Free nerve endings
Which receptors are found only in glaborous skin?
Meissner corpuscles
Which receptors are found in the basal epidermal layer and hair follicles?
Merkel discs
Which receptors are found in deep skin layers, ligaments, and joints?
Pacinian corpuscles
