Examples of corpuscle in the following topics:
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- This follows the model of sensory adaptation presented by Georg Meissner, which is known as "Meissner's corpuscles."
- Meissner's corpuscles are sensory triggers of physical sensations on the skin, especially areas of the skin that are sensitive to light and touch.
- These corpuscles rapidly change and adapt when a stimulus is added.
- When the stimulus is removed, the corpuscles regain their sensitivity.
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- Examples of free receptors are the hair receptors at the roots of hairs, while encapsulated receptors are the Pacinian corpuscles and the receptors in the glabrous (hairless) skin: Meissner's corpuscles, Ruffini's corpuscles, and Merkel's discs.