PHS 3507 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Tactile Corpuscle, Postcentral Gyrus, Golgi Tendon Organ

• School: St. John's University
• Department: PHS - PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
• Course: PHS 3507
• Professor: Joanne Carroll

Document Summary

List the various types of receptors based upon their structure, function or location. Chapter 15 outline 3: these sensations are generalized activation of the reticular formation and thalamus. Chapter 15 outline 5: golgi tendon organs, similar in function to ruffini corpuscles but are located at the junction between a skeletal (cid:373)us(cid:272)le a(cid:374)d it"s te(cid:374)do(cid:374). Monitor the external tension developed during muscle contraction: receptors in joint capsules, richly innervated by free nerve endings that detect pressure, tension and movement at the joint. 6 chapter 15 outline: gives little additional info about the stimulus because they have large receptive fields, 6 types of tactile receptors in the skin, free nerve endings sensitive to touch and pressure are located between epidermal cells. These are the only sensory receptors on the corneal surface of the eye, but in other portions of the body surface, more specialized tactile receptors are probably more important.