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Home > Anatomy Systems > Integumentary System > Integumentary System of the Head and Neck > Skin Cross-Section > Meissner's Corpuscle

Meissner's Corpuscle

The Meissner's corpuscle is a set of nerves in the dermis. It is a set of dermal receptors sensitive to light touch.

Anatomy Terms

Arrector Pili
Artery
Dermis Layer
Eccrine Sweat Gland
Epidermis Layer
Free Nerve Endings
Hair Follicle
Meissner's Corpuscle
Nerve
Nerve Plexus Around Hair Follicle
Pacinian Corpuscle
Ruffini Ending (Terminal)
Sebaceous Gland
Subcutis Layer
Vein

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