cutaneous receptor
C62990
concept
A cutaneous receptor is a specialized sensory nerve ending in the skin that detects stimuli such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain, converting them into nerve impulses for the nervous system.
Observed surface forms (4)
- mechanoreceptor ×3
- encapsulated nerve ending ×2
- pressure receptor ×1
- sensory receptor ×1
Instances (3)
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Pacini
via concept surface "mechanoreceptor"
surface form: Pacinian corpuscle
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Pacinian corpuscles
via concept surface "mechanoreceptor"
surface form: Pacinian corpuscle
- corpuscles of Pacini via concept surface "mechanoreceptor"