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Which mechanoreceptors detect deep pressure?
Pacinian corpuscle is sensitive to deep pressure.
Distinguish among the functions Pacinian corpuscles and Meissner corpuscles?
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Is it true that pacinian corpuscles can be exteroceptors interoceptors or proprioceptor?
yes
What kind of receptors are pacinian corpuscles?
MECHANOCEPTOR
What genetic disorder comes from pacinian corpuscles?
sickle cell anemia
What layer of skin contains pacinian corpuscles?
The pacinian corpuscle is present in the dermis layer of the skin. Its function is to detect deep pressure and vibration.
What are three types of receptors?
There are four different types of receptors in the skin. There are merkel receptors, meissner corpuscles, ruffini cylinders and pacinian corpuscles.
The Golgi tendon organ GTO muscle spindle and Pacinian corpuscles make up the three primary?
Inhibitory proprioceptors
Which of these does not belong meissners corpuseles pacinian corpuscles merkerl cells ariector pili?
Arrector Pili - because it does not have sensory detection.
What nerve ending responds to cold?
It's the encapsulated endings- nerves that are found in the skin and joint capsules (end bulb of Krause, Ruffini corpuscles, Meissner's corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles); skeletal muscle (neuromuscular spindles); muscle-tendon junctions (Golgi tendon organ)
What are the names of the sensory receptors found in the dermis?
Sensory receptors in the dermis include: free nerve endings, pacinian corpuscles, and hair follicle receptors The mechanoreceptors of the skin are the meissner's corpuscles (which respond to light touch), the pacinian corpuscles (deeper in the dermis and respond to pressure), and the merkel's disks (closely related to the merkel's cells located in the epidermis and respond to light touch). The nociceptors are pain receptors that recognize hot, cold, and pain.
What term doesnt belong meissner's corpuscles pacinian corpuscles merkel cells arrector pili?
Whilst all of these things are within the dermis of the skin, the arrector pili is the odd thing out. The arrector pili is a muscle where as the rest (meissner, pacinian and merkel) are nerve endings. The result of contraction of arrector pili is the standing up of a hair. The meissner corpuscle is a sensory nerve ending that is specific for fine touch, as are merkel cells [light touch]. The pacinian corpuscle is a nerve ending specific for sensation of deep pressure and vibration.
