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Receptors Corpuscles Touch Present End Skin Meissner's Papillae

Skin receptors include Meissner's corpuscles (touch), Pacinian corpuscles (pressure), hair end organs (touch), and free nerve endings (pain).

Rezeptoren in der Haut: 1) Meissnersche Körperchen: Berührungsrezeptoren, vorhanden in den Papillen innerhalb der Fingerkuppenkämme. Sie haben spiralförmige und verdrehte Endungen, die in einer Knospe enden. 2) Pacinische Körperchen: Druckrezeptoren, vorhanden tief im Körper, eingekapselt. 3) Haarfollikel-Organe: Berührungsreiz. 4) Freie Nervenendigungen: Schmerzrezeptoren.

Front Receptors present in skin
Back 1) Meissner's Corpuscles:
.touch receptors
.present in papillae within ridges of the fingertips
.they have spiral and twisted endings, which end in a knob

2) Pacinian Corpuscles:
.pressure receptors
.present deep in the body
.encapsulated

3) Hair end organs:
.touch stimulus

4) Free nerve endings:
. pain receptors

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