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3 This senses pain 1 Free nerve endings that detect hair motion
5 These corpuscles detect deep pressure and high-frequency vibrations 2 Reduction in sensitivity to a constant stimulus
9 His corpuscles are found in the lips and finger tips among other places 4 Prefix for a receptor of body position
11 This senses heat 6 Mechanoreceptors detect ________ of their cell membranes
12 His corpuscles are dermal detectors of skin distortion 7 A place to find some chemoreceptors
14 Responds to water-soluble or lipid-soluble substances in solution 8 This kind of pain occurs in other parts of the body that the ailing one
15 Pain, temperature, touch, pressure, position and chemical (2 wds.) 10 Detected by a baroreceptor
13 His discs are fine touch and pressure receptors in the lower epidermis


Reference

Martini, Frederic and Bartholomew, Edwin. Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000.

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