BIO 201 — Human Anatomy & Physiology
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Histology of the General Senses

You may also want to review the skin model for the sensory structures.

sensory receptors in skin Skin with sensory receptors
  1. Tactile corpuscles
  2. Lamellar corpuscle

tactile corpuscles Tactile (Meisner's) Corpuscles
  1. Tactile corpuscle
  2. Epidermis
  3. Dermal papilla

Lamellated corpuscle
Lamellated corpuscle 		Lamellar (Pacinian) Corpuscle
top = transverse section
bottom = longitudinal section
  1. Collagen lamellae (layers)
  2. Dendridic process
  3. Axon of sensory neuron
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