Pacinian Corpuscles

A Pacinian corpuscle, magnified. Pacinian corpuscles are pain receptors located in the interior of the body, especially in the connective tissue which supports the abdominal viscera.

Keywords

Pacinian corpuscle, "pain receptor"

Galleries

Human Sensory Systems: Touch

Source

Martin, H. Newell & Martin, Ernest G. The Human Body: An Account of Its Structure and Activities and the Conditions of its Healthy Working (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1917) 213

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