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27 Cards in this Set
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free nerve endings location
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exteroreceptors - interoreceptors
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free nerve endings stimulus type
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nociceptors (pain) - thermoreceptors (temp) - mechanoreceptors (pressure)
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free nerve endings body location
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most body tissue - abundant in epithelia + connective tissue
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merkel discs location
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exteroreceptors
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merkel discs stimulus type
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mechanoreceptors (light pressure)
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merkel discs body location
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at base of epidermis of skin
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root hair plexus location
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exteroreceptors
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root hair plexus stimulus type
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mechanoreceptors (hair deflection)
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root hair plexus body location
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in + surrounding hair follicles
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meissner's corpuscles location
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exteroreceptors
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meissner's corpuscles stimulus type
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mechanoreceptors (light pressure + discrimitive touch)
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meissner's corpuscles body location
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dermal pappillae of hairless skin (lips, nipples, fingertips)
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krause's end bulbs location
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exteroreceptors
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krause's end bulbs stimulus type
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mechanoreceptors (light pressure + discrimitive touch)
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krause's end bulbs body location
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connective tissue of mucosae (mouth, conjunctiva, + of hairless skin near body openings of lips)
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pacinian corpuscles location
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exteroreceptors - interoreceptors
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pacinian corpuscles stimulus type
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mechanoreceptors (deep pressure + stretch)
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pacinian corpuscles body location
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subcutaneous tissue of skin - periosta - mesentery - tendons - ligaments - joint capsules - fingers, soles of feet - external genitalia - nipples
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ruffini's corpuscles location
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exteroreceptors
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ruffini's corpuscles stimulus type
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mechanoreceptors (deep pressure + stretch)
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ruffini's corpuscles body location
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deep dermis - hypodermis - joint capsules
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muscle spindles location
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proprioceptors
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muscle spindles stimulus type
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mechanoreceptors (muscle stretch)
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muscle spindles body location
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skeletal muscle - especially the extremities
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golgi tendon organs location
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proprioceptors
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golgi tendon stimulus type
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mechanoreceptors (tendon stretch)
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golgi tendon body location
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embedded tendons
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