Receptors and touch

Tonic receptors

firing 24/7

phasic receptors

only fire if stimulated

Chemoreceptors regulate

pH, chemical composition, chemical changes

Baroreceptors regulate 

blood pressure and mechanical changes

Exteroceptors are on the

surface of skin

Exteroceptors deal with the

externals environments

Interoceptors deal with the

internal organs, deep pressure, taste

Mechanoreceptors deal with

touch, pressure, and physical distortion

Nociceptors deal with _______ and are in the ______.

tissue damage and pain; joints and bones

Proprioceptors deal with

body position, knowing where you are in space

Thermoreceptors are _____ and deal with _____.

everywhere, temperature

Fine touch with light contact (hair displacement)

free nerve endings and tactile disc

A kind of fine touch dealing with the hair shaft

root hair plexuses

Pressure and vibration deal with

tactile corpuscles and laminate corpuscles

Laminate corpuscles have a ________ than tactile corpuscles.

deeper and higher frequency

Deep pressure involves

the stretching and distortion of the dermis.