Slide # 21, 22 (Pacinian and Meissner’s
corpuscles)
The corpuscles of touch
(Meissner’s corpuscle) are found in the dermal
papillae and look a bit like whirlwinds. Not every papilla has one.Lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles are found lower in the dermis or in the
subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis). Lamellated corpuscles look like onions.