Glabrous skin
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
On the human body, glabrous skin is skin that is hairless. It is found on fingers, palmar surfaces of hands, soles of feet, lips, and penises.
Pathology
Tinea corporis is a mycosis that targets glaborous skin. [1]
Sensation
There are four main types of mechanoreceptors in the glabrous skin of humans; Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner’s corpuscles, Merkel’s discs, and Ruffini corpuscles.
References
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