Sensory Receptors in Skin (Webinar Recording) | drbeen

About This Video

Eligible for 1.25 CME

In this webinar, Dr. Mobeen Syed discusses a critically important topic for the neurology students and providers. The sensory receptors in the skin. He discusses

  • Mechanoreceptors
  • Thermoreceptors
  • Nociceptors
  • Chemoreceptors
  • Electromagnetic receptors

The following concepts are discussed in detail:

  • Differential sensitivity
  • Modality
  • Labeled line principle


These somatic sensory receptor types are presented:

  • Free nerve endings
  • Expanded tip receptors
    • Merkel's discs
    • Ruffini's corpuscles
  • Hair receptors
  • Meisner's corpuscles
  • Pacinian corpuscles

The type of sensation and speed of transmission are discussed.
Receptor's operating model is discussed. The following concepts are presented:

  • Tonic receptors and their operating model.
  • Phasic receptors and their operating model.

Signal transduction is discussed. The model to relay the intensity of the sense is discussed as well.

Instructor

Dr. Mobeen Syed

Dr. Mobeen Syed

Mobeen Syed is the CEO of DrBeen Corp, a modern online medical education marketplace. Mobeen is a medical doctor and a software engineer. He graduated from the prestigious King Edward Medical University Lahore. He has been teaching medicine since 1994. Mobeen is also a software engineer and engineering leader. In this role, Mobeen has run teams consisting of hundreds of engineers and millions of dollars of budgets. Mobeen loves music, teaching, and doing business. He lives in Cupertino CA.