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Krause's corpuscles |
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Krause's corpuscles Etymology: Wilhelm J. F. Krause, German anatomist, 1833-1910; L, corpusculum, little body any of a number of sensory end organs in the conjunctiva of the eye; mucous membranes of the lips and tongue; epineurium of nerve trunks, the penis, and the clitoris; and synovial membranes of certain joints. Krause's corpuscles are tiny cylindric oval bodies with a capsule formed by the expansion of the connective tissue sheath of a medullated fiber. They contain a soft, semifluid core in which the axon terminates either in a bulbous extremity or in a coiled mass. Also called end bulbs of Krause. Compare Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscles, Pacini's corpuscles. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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