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Somatosensation Flashcards

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What do Merkels discs respond to?

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Pressure and light touch

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What do Pacinian corpuscles respond to?

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Heavy pressure and vibration

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What do Meissners corpuscles respond to?

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Vibration and light touch

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What do Ruffini endings respond to?

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Skin stretch

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Describe the receptive fields and adaptation speed of Meissners corpuscles

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Small receptive fields

Fast adapting

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Describe the receptive fields and adaptation speed of Merkels discs

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Small receptive fields

Slow adapting

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Describe the receptive fields and adaptation speed of Pacinian corpuscles

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Large receptive fields

Fast adapting

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Describe the receptive fields and adaptation speed of Ruffini endings

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Large receptive fields

Slow adapting

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