pacinian corpuscles
Rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors found in subcutaneous tissue beneath both hairy and glabrous skin. Pacinian corpuscles contain an afferent nerve fibre surrounded by a capsule with multiple concentric layers.
Pacinian corpuscles Sensory receptors located deep in the epidermis that detect pressure and vibration.
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Pacinian Corpuscles
Found in dermis of skin, joints, tendons, external genitalia, internal organs
Structure
Layers (maellae) of connective tissue surround
Myelinated sensory neurone (nerve fibre ending) that have
Stretch-mediated Na+ channels ...
The Pacinian corpuscles (Fig. 935) are found in the subcutaneous tissue on the nerves of the palm of the hand and sole of the foot and in the genital organs of both sexes; they also occur in connection with the nerves of the joints, ...
The Pacinian Corpuscle
Pacinian corpuscles are pressure receptors. They are located in the skin and also in various internal organs. Each is connected to a sensory neuron.
Deeper within the skin are Meissner's corpuscles, which are especially common in the tips of the fingers and lips, and are very sensitive to touch. Pacinian corpuscles respond to pressure. Temperature receptors: more cold ones than hot ones.
 See also: Organ, Animal, Tissue, Muscle, Membranes
  
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