FREE NERVE ENDING

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N., Pam M.S.
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the name of the branched ending of an afferent neuron that is found in the skin and is believed to be a pain or temperature receptor.

FREE NERVE ENDING: "A free nerve ending is a pain receptor."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SKIN RECEPTOR
  2. KRAUSE END BULH
  3. RECURRENT COLLATERAL INHIBITION
  4. WARMTH
  5. END ORGAN
  6. PACINIAN CORPUSCLE
  7. POLYSENSORY UNIT
  8. GABAA RECEPTOR
  9. THERMORECEPTOR
  10. BARORECEPTOR
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "FREE NERVE ENDING," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/free-nerve-ending/ (accessed August 8, 2020).
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