Receptors
What is meissner's corpuscle?
Detects sensations of light touch
(Located close to the skin)
What is integument?
Skin(Cutaneous Membrane)
The primary organ of the integumentary system, The largest organ of the body
What is Pacinian corpuscle?
Detects pressure on the skin
(Deep in the dermis)
Epidermis?
Outermost layer
What is free nerve endings?
Respond to Pain and changes in the temperatures
Dermis?
Deeper of the two layers
thicker than epidermis, made up of connective tissue
What is Krause's End bulbs?
Detects sensations in touch and low frequency vibrations
Hypodermis?(Subcutaneous)
Supports the layer of skin
Made primarily of loose connective tissue and fat
What are other receptors?
-Detect Heat
-Crude touch
-Vibration