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Structure of a Ruffini nerve ending

Structure of a Ruffini nerve ending — Cells & histology
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After Gray's Anatomy (1918); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

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Structure of a Ruffini nerve ending. Peripheral nerve.

Region
peripheral nerve
Structure
nerve trunk histology
System
peripheral nerves, histology
Focus
Ruffini ending, terminal axonal ramifications, nerve fibers, connective tissue sheath

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Terminal ramifications of axis cylinders
  • Nerve fibers
  • Connective tissue sheath

Source: After Gray's Anatomy (1918). Public domain (Gray's Anatomy, 1918), modernized rendering.