Of course. But the discourses of history books have been told exclusively by the privileged gender: men. Womenâs studies is not an alternative, but an expansion of traditional historical study in which women are given a voice. (9/22 Edit for Clarification)
Noun. 1. nerve ending-the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse. nerve end. axon, axone-long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron. free nerve ending-microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor. Pacinian corpuscle-a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals.
2. receptor-an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation. sense organ, sensory receptor. lateral line, lateral line organ-sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water.eÂ·cepÂ·tor. 1. A nerve ending specialized to sense or receive stimuli. Skin receptors respond to stimuli such as touch and pressure and signal the brain by activating portions of the nervous system. Receptors in the nose detect odors.