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responsible for fast or first pain
sense pain and temperature
activated by noxious mechanical and heat stimuli
Transmit sharp pain following injury
can be subdivided
-  low threshold hence respond quickly in normal                              circumstances  but rapidly adapt and the firing rate falls despite continued stimulation
-high threshold respond to intense stimuli only but slow adapting and continue firing with continued stimulation