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Papillary
reticular
Papillary layer
The skin is one of the largest organs in the body in surface area and
weight.
organ of regulation.
regulates several aspects of physiology,
body temperature via sweat and hair,
changes in peripheral circulation and fluid
balance via sweat.
reservoir for the synthesis of Vitamin D.
Sensation
Temperature
Nociceptors
Reflexive path
Itch
Fast pain
Slow pain
Touch pressure
Receptors
Types of receptors
- Mechanoreceptors:
-- Proprioreceptors in tendons, ligaments
and muscles body position
-- Touch receptors in the skin: free nerve endings, Merkels
disks and Meissners corpuscles (superficial touch), hair
follicles, Pacinian corpuscles and Ruffinis ending
Receptors transform an
external signal into a
membrane potential
Location
Lateral inhibition
Receptive field
Intensity-phasic receptors(adapts faster to a stimulus)
Duration-Tonic receptors( adapts slowly to a stimulus)
Lateral inhibition
Receptive field
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