Cutaneous Receptor - Types

Types

The sensory receptors in the skin are:

  • cutaneous mechanoreceptors
    • Ruffini's end organ (sustained pressure)
    • Meissner's corpuscle (changes in texture, slow vibrations)
    • Pacinian corpuscle (deep pressure, fast vibrations)
    • Merkel's disc (sustained touch and pressure)
    • Free nerve endings
  • thermoreceptor
  • nociceptor
  • bulboid corpuscles
  • chemoreceptor

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