Art-labeling Activity: Types of tactile sensory receptors in the skin Tactile disc Tactile corpuscle Root hair plexus Free nerve endings Ruffini corpuscle Lamellated corpuscle Respond to tactile, pain and temperature stimuli; branching tips of sensory neurons Monitor distortions and movements across the body surface by detecting movement of hair follicles Detect fine touch and pressure associated with large epithelial cells in the stratum basale of the epidermis Hair Hair shaft Sensory nerve Specialized epithelial cells Sensory nerves
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