MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Four major types of encapsulated mechanoreceptors are specialized to provide information to the central nervous system about touch, pressure, vibration, and cutaneous tension: Meissner’s corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Merkel’s disks, and Ruffini’s corpuscles (Figure 9.3 and Table 9.1).

Detailed explanation-2: -Thermoreceptors detect changes in temperature. Mechanoreceptors detect mechanical forces. Photoreceptors detect light during vision.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mechanoreceptors are an important receptor class for the somatosensory system. These receptors have a well-known role in tactile feedback from the skin and skeletal system, which is essential for human development and sensation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meissner’s Corpuscles. Meissner’s corpuscles, also known as tactile corpuscles, are located just beneath the epidermis in palms, fingers and soles. Pacinian Corpuscles. Merkel’s Disks. Ruffini’s Corpuscles.