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 |