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Free nerve ending
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a dendrite of somatosensory neurons
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Pacinian corpuscle
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A specialized somatosensory nerve ending that detects mechanical stimuli, especially vibrations
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big green thing
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Two-point discrimination threshold
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The minimum distance between the touch applied to two points on the skin that can be detected as separate stimuli
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Phantom limb
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Sensations that appear to originate in a limb that has been amputated
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Muscle spindles
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a muscle fiber that functions as a stretch receptor; arranged parallel to the muscle fibers responsible for contraction of the muscle, it detects muscle length
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Vestibular apparatus
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The receptor organs of the inner ear that contribute to the balance and perception of head movement (the whole big thing)
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Semicircular canals
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One of a set of three organs in the inner ear that respond to rotational movements of the head
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Vestibular sacs
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One of a set of two receptor organs in each inner ear that detect changes in the tilt of the head
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