<P> Nonhairy skin, such as the palms of hands and the soles of feet, has three types of nerve terminations . </P> <P> The first one, Meissner's corpuscles are encapsulated nerve endings attached to the epidermis in the dermal papilli that detect changes in texture and vibrations . </P> <P> Merkel's discs are arborizations of nonmyelinated axons that end in terminals on specialized tactile cells and which detect sustained touch and pressure . </P> <P> Lastly, there are also "free" nerve endings which are similar in structure to those in hairy skin, though they are more numerous . </P>

Describe how peripheral nerve cutaneous innervation relates to the concept of a dermatome