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Bulbous corpuscle information


Ruffini ending
Nerve ending of Ruffini.
Details
Part ofSkin
FunctionMechanoreceptor
Identifiers
Latincorpusculum sensorium fusiforme
THH3.11.06.0.00017
TEcorpuscle_by_E5.17.1.0.2.0.15 E5.17.1.0.2.0.15
FMA83602
Anatomical terminology
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The bulbous corpuscle, Ruffini ending or Ruffini corpuscle is a slowly adapting mechanoreceptor located in the cutaneous tissue between the dermal papillae and the hypodermis. It is named after Angelo Ruffini.

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