Human anatomy, including structure and development and practical considerations . ioi6 HUMAN ANATOMY. FK5. Tactile cells of Merkel lying within inter-papillary ejiithelium ; broken line (<•) indicatesjunction of epithelium and connective tissuelayer; (w) nerve passing into epithelium. X 160.(lyorthmann.) Fig. 868. The tactile cells of Merkel, found in the ileei)er layers of the epidermis,represent a somewhat more chlTerentiated form of intraepithelial terminations and suggest transitions to the more specialized end-organs. In these endings the nerve-fibrilsterminate in cu])-shaped
Human anatomy, including structure and development and practical considerations . ioi6 HUMAN ANATOMY. FK5. Tactile cells of Merkel lying within inter-papillary ejiithelium ; broken line (<•) indicatesjunction of epithelium and connective tissuelayer; (w) nerve passing into epithelium. X 160.(lyorthmann.) Fig. 868. The tactile cells of Merkel, found in the ileei)er layers of the epidermis,represent a somewhat more chlTerentiated form of intraepithelial terminations and suggest transitions to the more specialized end-organs. In these endings the nerve-fibrilsterminate in cu])-shaped or menisci,against which rest the modified ej)ithelial latter may be regarded as an imperfectlydinerentiated neurocpitlulium. ofwhich are seen in the gustatory cells in thetaste buds and in the highly specialized visualand auditory cells in the retina and in theorgan of Corti respectively. Encapsulated Sensory Endings.—Intheir most highly de\el()j)ed forms these end-ings (corptiscula nervorum terminaliaj arerepresented by relati\ely large special end-organs in which the term
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