Vater-Pacini corpuscles

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[fä′tər päsē′nē]

Etymology: Abraham Vater, German anatomist, 1684-1751; Filippo Pacini, Italian anatomist, 1812-1883

kinesioceptors located in joint capsules and ligaments. They may transmit nerve impulses at an increasing rate as a joint approaches its maximal range of motion and are believed to have a protective function of signaling the cerebral cortex when a joint has reached the end position of its range. They are the most complicated of the nerve endings.

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