Cutaneous sensory receptors in the skin are part of the somatosensory portion of the nervous system.
The somatosensory system is responsible for holding the cutaneous sensory receptors that reside in the skin. These receptors allow us to sense touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. The somatosensory system transmits these signals to the brain for processing.
The Integumentary System
Sensory cutaneous innervation refers to the nerve receptors in the skin. There are many nerve receptors that measure things like touch, pressure, vibration, and temperature in the skin. The most notable of these are the Merkle disks, Meissner corpusles, Pacianian corpusles, and the Ruffi end organs. Then there are also hair follicle receptors and Krause end bulbs. They all form a network that is sometimes referred to as a dermatome, which is an area of the skin that is innervated by a single nerve root on the spinal cord.
The nervous system
Sensory receptors gather information that is further processed by your brain. They tell your brain when it is getting cold, warm, wet, dry etc. Sensory receptors also tell your body when you are in danger. If you cut yourself, burn yourself, any damage to the body, and they will respond accordingly to prevent further damage.
Sensory receptors provide the connection between the stimulus such as heat, cold, and pain and the CNS.
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The nervous system.
Not all sensory receptors communicate with the immune system. Nerve cells carry information to various parts of the nervous system, eventually communicating with the brain or spinal cord.
Sensory receptors send signals to sensory neurons.
Not all sensory receptors communicate with the immune system. Nerve cells carry information to various parts of the nervous system, eventually communicating with the brain or spinal cord.