Chapter 14: The Cutaneous Sense In Everyday Life

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In Chapter 14, The Cutaneous Senses it talks about the senses in our hands that we experience in our everyday lives.
We need all of our senses to experience the things that are around us and our environment.
Cutaneous System talks about the anatomy and functioning of various parts in the system.
There are four types of the cutaneous mechanoreceptors, but I am going to talk about two of them.
The first one is Merkel receptor (SA1) and Meissner corpuscle (RA1), which is a part of the Mechanoreceptors.
The Merkel receptor (SA1) and Meissner corpuscle (RA1) are both located to the surface of the skin.
When it comes to Merkel receptor (SA1), the sensation of the light touch is detected.
The Merkel receptors (SA1) basically fires to continuous