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What are ruffini corpuscles?


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Ruffini corpuscles

  1. Thermoreceptors are Ruffini corpuscles.
  2. They aid in the detection of temperature changes.
  3. Angelo Ruffini is the source of their name.
  4. The Ruffini terminal is a type of gradually adapting mechanoreceptor that is thought to exist only in the human subcutaneous tissue and glabrous dermis.
  5. The kinesthetic awareness of and control of finger movement and position is aided by this spindle-shaped receptor, which is sensitive to skin stretch.

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