Meninges in PNS
1) Dura Mater: outermost layer
2) Arachnoid mater: thin and wispy
3) Pia mater: bound tightly to surface.
Pia mater
Epidural space
Subdural space
Superior Sagittal Sinus
Arachnoid villi
Receptors classification by Stiumulus type
Mechanoreceptors
Respond to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch
Thermoreceptors
Photoreceptors
Respond to light energy (e.g retina)
Chemoreceptors
Respond to chemicals (e.g. smell, taste, changes in blood chemistry)
Nociceptors
Sensitive to pain-causing stimuli (pinching, capsaicin, extreme heat or cold)
Propioceptor
A sensory receptor, found chiefly in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli arising within the organism.
Receptors classification by Location
Exteroceptors
Interoceptors
Examples of Exteroceptors
Baroreceptors
Baroreceptors of Carotid sinus and aortic sinus
3 Main levels of neural integration in the somatosensory system
Tonic receptors
Phasic receptors
Nerve
Endoneurium
Loose connective tissue that encloses axons and their myelin sheaths