Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
6 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Free Nerve Endings |
Widespread, superficial, found in hairy and hairless skin. Light touch, temperature, and pain |
|
|
Hair Follicle Receptors |
Dendrite wrapped around a hair follicle. Light touch when hair is displaced. |
|
|
Meissner's Corpuscles |
Found in the dermal papillae of hairless skin. Light touch and Low frequency vibration |
|
|
Merkel's Nerve Complex |
Found in the stratum basale of hairy and hairless skin. Pressure touch. |
|
|
Lamellated/ Pacinian Corpuscles |
In dermis, joint capsules, viscera, genitals, and breasts. High frequency vibration, pressure, stretch, tickling. |
|
|
Ruffini's Cylinders |
In dermis and joint capsules Pressure touch. |
