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Card 6

Front

Name a specific receptor that detects movement and pressure (found in the skin)

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Card 7

Front

Where are pacinian corpuscles most abundant?

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Card 8

Front

Describe the structure of a pacinian corpuscle

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Card 9

Front

How are the sodium ion channels different from a standard neurone?

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Card 10

Front

Explain how a pacinian corpuscle turns mechanical pressure into a nerve impulse

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