<s>
A	O
cutaneous	B-Algorithm
receptor	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
sensory	B-Architecture
receptor	I-Architecture
found	O
in	O
the	O
skin	O
(	O
the	O
dermis	B-Algorithm
or	O
epidermis	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutaneous	B-Algorithm
receptors	I-Algorithm
include	O
mechanoreceptors	O
(	O
pressure	O
or	O
distortion	O
)	O
,	O
nociceptors	B-Algorithm
(	O
pain	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
thermoreceptors	B-Algorithm
(	O
temperature	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sensory	B-Architecture
receptors	I-Architecture
in	O
the	O
skin	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
above-mentioned	O
receptor	B-Architecture
types	O
the	O
skin	O
can	O
sense	O
the	O
modalities	O
touch	O
,	O
pressure	O
,	O
vibration	O
,	O
temperature	O
and	O
pain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modalities	O
and	O
their	O
receptors	O
are	O
partly	O
overlapping	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
innervated	O
by	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
fiber	B-Algorithm
types	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutaneous	B-Algorithm
receptors	I-Algorithm
are	O
at	O
the	O
ends	O
of	O
afferent	B-Architecture
neurons	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
sensory	O
transduction	O
,	O
the	O
afferent	O
nerves	O
transmit	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
synapses	B-Application
in	O
the	O
central	O
nervous	O
system	O
,	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
spinal	O
cord	O
,	O
the	O
ventrobasal	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
thalamus	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
somatosensory	O
cortex	O
.	O
</s>
