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Sensory Receptors Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
Q

Free nerve ending

C fibers

A

Slow, unmyelinated fibers

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2
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Free nerve ending

A-delta fiber

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Fast, myelinated fibers

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3
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All skin, epidermis, some viscera

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Free nerve ending

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4
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Pain, Temperature

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Free nerve ending

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5
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Pacinian corpuscles

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Large, myelinated fibers

Adapt quickly

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6
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Deep skin layers, ligaments, joints

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Pacinian Corpuscles

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7
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Vibration, pressure sense

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Pacinian Corpuscles

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8
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Merkel discs

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Large, myelinated fibers

Adapt slowly

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9
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Finger tips, superficial skin

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Merkel discs

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10
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Pressure, deep static touch (shapes, edges), position sense

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Merkel discs

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11
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Meissner corpuscles

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Large, myelinated fibers

Adapt quickly

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12
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Glabrous (hariless skin)

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Meissner corpuscles

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13
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Dynamic, fine/light touch, position sense

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Meissner corpuscles

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14
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Ruffini corpuscles

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Dendritic endings with capsule; adapt slowly

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15
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Finger tips, joints

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Ruffini corpuscles

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16
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Pressure, slippage of objects along surface of skin, joint angle change

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Ruffini corpuscles

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