Mechanoreceptors

Polymodality - Pressure Modality - Somatosensory Information - Mechanoreceptors
... There are four types of mechanoreceptors Meissner corpuscles and merkel cell neurite complexes, located between the epidermis and dermis, and Pacinian corpuscles and Ruffini endings, located deep within the dermis and ... Mechanoreceptors are classified in terms of their adaptation rate and the size of their receptive field ... Specific mechanoreceptors and their functions include Thermoreceptors that detect changes in skin temperature ...

Mechanosensation - Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors - Rapidly Adapting and Slowly Adapting Mechanoreceptors
... Mechanoreceptors that possess a large diameter and high myelination are called low-threshold mechanoreceptors ... only to skin movement are termed rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors (RA), while those that respond also static indentation are termed slowly adapting mechanoreceptors (SA) ...

Joint Mobilization - Mechanisms of Action
... are believed to produce selective activation of different mechanoreceptors in the jointHow Manipulation Works PDF ... Grade I - Activates Type I mechanoreceptors with a low threshold and which respond to very small increments of tension ... Activates cutaneous mechanoreceptors ...

Sensation (psychology) - Senses and Receptors - Mechanoreceptors
... Mechanoreceptors are sensory receptors which respond to mechanical forces, such as pressure or distortion ... While mechanoreceptors are present in hair cells and play an integral role in the vestibular and auditory system, the majority of mechanoreceptors are cutaneous and are grouped into four categories ...