Distribution of Human Pacinian Corpuscles in the Hand: A cadaver study
Abstract
The subcutaneous distribution and number of Pacinian corpuscles were studied in ten fresh cadaver hands. They were found to cluster close to nerves and vessels at the metacarpophalangeal joints and the proximal phalanx. The total mean number in the hand was 300 (192–424). The percentage of the total was 44 to 60% in the fingers, 23 to 48% in the metacarpophalangeal area and 8 to 18% in the thenar and hypothenar regions. Corpuscles in palmar skin overlying the distal phalanx were smaller than receptors in the metacarpophalangeal area. The lowest density of corpuscles was along the nerves and vessels of the middle phalanx.
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A single FAII fiber can innervate multiple Pacinian corpuscles, which often appear in clusters close to the digital nerves and their branches, so a count of corpuscles can establish an upper limit on FAII fiber number.
“It is possible for a single fiber to innervate multiple corpuscles (Sathian and Devanandan 1983), which often appear in clusters (Miller et al. 1958;Stark et al. 1998) close to the digital nerves and their branches, and thus a count of corpuscles can serve to establish an upper limit on the number of FAII fibers.”
From Tactile innervation densities across the whole body (2020) · cites this paper as Stark et al. 1998
Studies in elderly individuals report much lower numbers of Pacinian corpuscles.
“On the other hand, studies in elderly individuals report much lower numbers.”
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Dissection of the whole hand of several old-age human cadavers found around 300 corpuscles per hand.
“Dissection of the whole hand of several old-age human cadavers has found around 300 corpuscles per hand (Stark et al. 1998).”
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- Authors
- STARK, B., CARLSTEDT, T., HALLIN, R. G., & RISLING, M.
- Affiliations
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Hand Surgery
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1998-06
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 370-372
- ISSN
- 0266-7681 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2138054736
- Cited by
- 97
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse
- Harald och Greta Jeanssons Stiftelse
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Ion Channels and Receptors
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Keywords
- Pacinian corpuscles, mechanoreceptors, hand, metacarpophalangeal joint, thenar region, hypothenar region, cadaveric hand
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cadaver, Female, Fingers, Hand, Humans, Male, Pacinian Corpuscles
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