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Which receptors are modified free-nerve endings found in the deeper levels of the epidermis?
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tactile (Merkel) discs
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Are pain receptors free nerve endings?
Free nerve endings functions as cutaneous receptors ( is a sensory receptor present on dermis or epidermis ). Present in vertebrates for sense of pain. they are frequently found on skin. *Muscle spindles
Does the epidermis have nerve supplies?
no, only the dermis is propogated with nerve endings
What is the simplest type of sensory receptor?
Free Nerve Endings are the simplest receptors.
What are 3 things you can find in ther inner layer of skin?
Mammalian skin is composed of three primary layers:the epidermis, which provides waterproofing and serves as a barrier to infection;the dermis, which serves as a location for the appendages of skin; andthe hypodermis (subcutaneous adipose layer).
How many nerve endings are in your hand?
There are 2500 nerve receptors per square centimeter in the human hand.
Which receptors are modified free-nerve endings found in the deeper levels of epidermis?
tactile (Merkel) discs
Where are the cutaneous receptors for pain located?
The Epidermis. The epidermis contains Merkel cells which are sensory receptors that let you feel touch/pain
Are pain receptors free nerve endings?
Free nerve endings functions as cutaneous receptors ( is a sensory receptor present on dermis or epidermis ). Present in vertebrates for sense of pain. they are frequently found on skin. *Muscle spindles
Which layer of the skin is compose of thousands of sensory receptors?
The layer of the skin that contains sensory receptors is the epidermis. There have been reports of the dermis also containing sensory receptors.
The epidermis contains nerve endings and blood vessels?
The epidermis does not but the lower layers of the dermis do.
Stratum basale cell and a nerve fiber create?
the only cell that ,in conjunction with sensory nerve endings, from sensitive touch receptors is located in the deepest stratum of the Epidermis is called "Merkel disc"
Specialized nerve endings that respond to temperature touch etc?
Thermoreceptors
What are the names of the sensory receptors in the skin?
nerve endings
Does the epidermis have nerve supplies?
no, only the dermis is propogated with nerve endings
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.
Specialized nerve endings that respond to temperature touch?
Cutaneous Receptors
What are encapsulated nerve endings?
Hair follicle receptors
