PACINIAN CORPUSCLES 



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undoubtedly some sensory functions, although we do not 

 know what these may be. 



Pig. 111.— a Pacinian Corpuscle from a Cat's Mesentery. 

 (Ranvier.) 



n nerve-fibre, passing through the core m, and terminating at a. 



The Pacinian corpuscles are long, oval, bulbous 

 structures of considerable size, averaging ^ of an inch in 

 length. They are thus easily visible to the naked eye. 



