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Receptor Types in Somatic Sensation
Different types of receptors found in somatic sensations- skin, muscle/tendon/ligaments/joints, pain/itch, and temperature
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Physiology
Graduate
03/04/2011

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Term
Meissner's corpuscle
Definition

Skin receptor


- Superficial

- rapid addapting

-Stroking sensation

 

(Aα,β)

Term
Merkel disk receptor
Definition

Skin receptor

 

- Superficial

- Slow adapting I

- Pressure sensations

 

(Aα,β)

Term
Pacinian corpuscle
Definition

Skin receptor

 

- Deep SubQ

- PC

- Vibration sensations

(Aα,β)

Term
Ruffini ending
Definition

Skin receptor

 

-Deep SubQ

- Slow Adapting II

- Skin stretch sensation

( Aα,β)

Term
Hair follicle receptor
Definition

Skin receptor

 

-Stroke, Flutter, Stretch sensations

 

(Aα,β,δ)

Term
Free Nerve ending
Definition

Skin receptor

 

-Pain, chemical, and temperature sensations

(C)

Term
Muscle Spindle primary
Definition

Muscle, Tendon, Ligaments and Joints

 

- Ia

-Lenght and velocity sensation

 

(Aα)

Term
Muscle spindle secondary
Definition

Muscle, tendon,, ligaments and joints

 

-II

 

- Stretch sensation

 

(Aβ)

Term
Golgi Tendon Organ
Definition

Muscle, Tendon, ligaments and joints

 

- Ib

-Tension sensation

 

(Aα)

Term
Joint capsule mechanoreceptors
Definition

Muscles, tendon, ligaments, and joints

 

- II

-Joint position sensation


 (Aβ)

Term
Free endings
Definition

Muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints

 

- III and IV

- Stretch, pressure, pain, chemical, and temperature sensations

 

(Aδ - C)

Term
Mechanical
Definition

Pain and Itch receptor


- III

-Sharp sensation


(Aδ)

Term
Thermal- mechanical
Definition

Pain and Itch receptors

 

Buring- III (Aδ)

 

Freezing- IV (C)

Term
Polymodal
Definition

Pain and Itch receptor

 

- IV

-Slow, burning sensation

 

(C)

Term
Cool
Definition

Tempertaure receptor

 

- III

-Skin cooling 25 degrees C

 

(Aδ)

Term
Warm
Definition

Temperature Recepetor

 

- IV

-Skin warming 441 degrees C

 

(C)

Term
Heat nocioceptors
Definition

Temperature receptors

 

-III

-Hot temperature > 45 degree C

 

 (Aδ)

Term
Cold nociceptors
Definition

Temperature receptors

 

- IV

- Cold temperature < 5 degree C

 

(C)

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