Cutaneous Receptors Flashcards
1
Q
Free Nerve Endings Stimulus
A
Temperature
hair movement
2
Q
Free Nerve Endings Location
A
around the hair roots and under surface of skin
3
Q
Free Nerve Endings Adaptation
A
Variable
4
Q
Meissners Corpuscles Stimulus
A
flutter/stroking
5
Q
Meissners Corpuscles Location
A
superficial layers of skin
6
Q
Meissners Corpuscles Adaptation
A
Rapid (phasic)
7
Q
Pacinian Corpuscles Stimulus
A
vibration
8
Q
Pacinian Corpuscles Location
A
deep layers of skin
9
Q
Pacinian Corpuscles Adaptation
A
Rapid (phasic)
10
Q
Ruffini Corpuscles Stimulus
A
skin stretching
11
Q
Ruffini Corpuscles Location
A
deep layers of the skin
12
Q
Ruffini Corpuscles Adaptation
A
slow (tonic)
13
Q
Merkel Receptors Stimulus
A
steady pressure or texture
14
Q
Merkel Receptors Location
A
superfiscial layers of the skin
15
Q
Merkel Receptors Adaptation
A
Slow (tonic)
