What are Receptors? Write a short note on Receptors.

Explanation

Some of the sensory receptors present in the skinn are -
(i) Tactile merkel disc is light touch receptor lying in the deeper layer of epidermis.
(ii) Hair fillicle receptors are light touch receptors lying around the hair follicles.
(iii) Meissner.s corpuscles are small light pressure receptors found just beneath the epidermis in the dermal papillae. They are numerous in hairless skin areas such as finger tips and soles of the feet.
(iv) Pacinian corpuscles are the large egg shaped receptors found scattered deep in the dermis and monitoring vibration due to pressure. it allows to detect different textures. Temperature, hardness and pain.
(v) Ruffini endings which lie in the dermis responds to continuous pressure.
(vi) Krause end bulbs are thermoreceptors that sense temperature.