- encapsulated nerve endings
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English-Arabic Medical Dictionary. 2013.
encapsulated nerve endings
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nerve ending — n the structure in which the distal end of the axon of a nerve fiber terminates called also nerve end * * * the final part (terminal) of one of the branches of a nerve fibre, where a neurone makes contact either with another neurone at a synapse… … Medical dictionary
Merkel nerve ending — Merkel nerve endings are mechanoreceptors found in the skin and mucosa of vertebrates that provide touch information to the brain. The information they provide are those regarding pressure and texture. Each ending consists of a Merkel cell in… … Wikipedia
corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles … Medical dictionary
Cutaneous innervation — refers to the area of the skin which is supplied by a specific cutaneous nerve. Dermatomes are similar; however, a dermatome only specifies the area served by a spinal nerve. In some cases, the dermatome is less specific (when a spinal nerve is… … Wikipedia
tactile corpuscle — noun : one of the numerous minute bodies in the skin and some mucous membranes that usually consist of a group of cells enclosed in a capsule, contain nerve terminations, and are held to be end organs of touch * * * an oval sense organ made of… … Useful english dictionary
Angelo Ruffini — (Pretare of Arquata del Tronto,1864 1929) was an Italian histologist and embryologist. He spent his career at the University of Bologna and University of Siena.He was the first to describe small encapsulated nerve endings (mechanoreceptors} which … Wikipedia
Krause's corpuscle — /krow siz/, Anat. any of numerous encapsulated nerve endings occurring in the skin and mucous membranes, functioning as sensory cold receptors. [after Wilhelm Krause (1833 1909), German anatomist, who described them in 1860] * * * … Universalium
tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor. Also called Meissner s corpuscle. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
tactile corpuscle — tac′tile cor′puscle n. hic (lab cbl)psl an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers, and functioning as a touch receptor • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
krause's corpuscle — ˈkrau̇zəz noun Usage: usually capitalized K Etymology: after Wilhelm Krause died 1910 German anatomist : any of various rounded sensory end organs occurring in mucous membranes (as of the conjunctiva or genitals) * * * /krow siz/, Anat. any of… … Useful english dictionary
sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… … Universalium
