Touch Flashcards
1
Q
Tactile
A
touch
2
Q
Free nerve endings
A
sensory receptors on the surface of the skin that convert touch to neural impulses
3
Q
Meissner’s corpuscles
A
senstive touch receptors found in the hairless regions of the body
4
Q
Merkel’s discs
A
sensory receptors deep in the skin that sense pressure
5
Q
Ruffini’s end organs
A
sensory receptors the respond to pressure and joint movement
6
Q
Pacinian corpuscles
A
sensory receptors that respond to vibrations
7
Q
Where is touch received
A
somatosensory cortex
