Erogenous sensation of the foreskin: Difference between revisions
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|title=Über die Nervenendapparate in der Haut des Menschen | |title=Über die Nervenendapparate in der Haut des Menschen | ||
|trans-title=About the nerve end apparatuses in the human skin | |trans-title=About the nerve end apparatuses in the human [[skin]] | ||
|language=German | |language=German | ||
|journal=Ztschr Wiss Zool | |journal=Ztschr Wiss Zool | ||
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== Nerve types == | == Nerve types == | ||
The two primary sensory receptors in primate skin are free nerve endings and encapsulated or corpuscular receptors. While free nerve endings (pain, itch, and temperature receptors) are found in most skin, the encapsulated receptors are concentrated in regions that require specialised touch sensitivity, such as at the fingertips, lips, external genitalia, perianal skin, and transition areas between skin and mucous membranes.<ref>{{REFbook | The two primary sensory receptors in primate [[skin]] are free nerve endings and encapsulated or corpuscular receptors. While free nerve endings (pain, itch, and temperature receptors) are found in most [[skin]], the encapsulated receptors are concentrated in regions that require specialised touch sensitivity, such as at the fingertips, lips, external genitalia, perianal [[skin]], and transition areas between [[skin]] and mucous membranes.<ref>{{REFbook | ||
|last=Stenn | |last=Stenn | ||
|first=K.S. | |first=K.S. | ||
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[[Image:Meissner's corpuscle.jpg|right|thumb|Meissner's corpuscle.]] | [[Image:Meissner's corpuscle.jpg|right|thumb|Meissner's corpuscle.]] | ||
Distributed on various areas of the skin, but concentrated in areas especially sensitive to light touch, such as the fingers, lips, nipples and foreskin.<ref>{{REFjournal | Distributed on various areas of the [[skin]], but concentrated in areas especially sensitive to light touch, such as the fingers, lips, nipples and foreskin.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Cauna | |last=Cauna | ||
|first=Nikolajs | |first=Nikolajs | ||
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{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
|url=http://www.intactaus.org/information/functionsoftheforeskin/ | |url=http://www.intactaus.org/information/functionsoftheforeskin/ | ||