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Joint Receptors
Scorebuilders Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Location of Free Nerve Endings | Joint Capsule Ligaments Synovium Fat pads |
| Sensitivity of Free Nerve Endings | One type is sensitive to noxious stimuli, the other is not |
| Primary Distribution of Free Nerve Endings | All Joints |
| Location of Golgi Ligament Endings | Ligaments and adjacent bony attachments |
| Sensitivity of Golgi Ligament Endings | Tension or stretch to ligament |
| Primary Distribution of Golgi Ligament Ending | Majority of joints |
| Location of Golgi-Mazzoni Corpscles | Joint Capsule |
| Sensitivity of Golgi-Mazzoni Corpscles | Compression of joint capsule |
| Primary Distribution of Golgi-Mazzoni Corpscles | Knee joint and capsule |
| Location of Pacinian Corpuscles | Fibrous layer of joint capsule |
| Sensitivity of Pacinian Corpscles | High Frequency vibration Acceleration/high velocity changes in joint position |
| Primary Distribution of Pacinian Corpscles | All Joints |
| Location of Ruffini Endings | Fibrous layer of joint capsule |
| Sensitivity of Ruffini Endings | Stretching of joint capsule Amplitude/velocity of joint position |
| Primary Distribution of Ruffini Endings | Greater density on proximal joints in capsular region |