A4.01
Types of cutaneous mechanoreceptors
Cards in this group · 7
- A4.01.1Different receptors respond to pressure, vibration, stretch, and sustained contact
- A4.01.2Haptic feedback design depends on which receptor class it is meant to engage
- A4.01.3Merkel cells sit in the superficial epidermis, encoding sustained pressure and edge shape
- A4.01.4Meissner corpuscles sit in the dermal papillae, most sensitive to light touch and slip
- A4.01.5Pacinian corpuscles sit deep in the subcutaneous layer, dedicated to high-frequency vibration, including signals conducted through tools
- A4.01.6Ruffini endings sense skin stretch, providing postural information for finger flexion
- A4.01.7Hairy and glabrous skin differ in receptor types and density