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Somatosensory Receptors and Functions Flashcards

1
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Free nerve endings * not encapsulated

A

pain and temperature

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2
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Merkel’s disk * not encapsulated

A

touch

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3
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Hair follicles * not encapsulated

A

touch

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4
Q

Meissner’s Corpuscle

A

2 point discrimination

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5
Q

Pacinian Corpuscle

A

vibration

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6
Q

Ruffini ending

A

stretch, pressure (on skin)

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7
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Joint Receptor

A

Joint position

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8
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(Neuromuscular)

Muscle spindle

A

limb muscle, stretch/length

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9
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Golgi tendon organs

A

muscle tension
ie. during isometric exercise
Remember tendon –> tension

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