Tactile corpuscle
Type of mechanoreceptor that detects light touch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tactile corpuscles or Meissner's corpuscles are a type of mechanoreceptor discovered by anatomist Georg Meissner (1829–1905) and Rudolf Wagner.[1][2] This corpuscle is a type of nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to pressure. In particular, they have their highest sensitivity (lowest threshold) when sensing vibrations between 10 and 50 hertz. They are rapidly adaptive receptors. They are most concentrated in thick hairless skin, especially at the finger pads.
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Tactile corpuscle | |
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Location | Skin |
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Latin | corpusculum tactus |
TH | H3.11.06.0.00007 |
FMA | 83605 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
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