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Which type of mechanoreceptor is buried in the subcutaneous tissue and senses displacements of wide areas of the skin?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is buried in the subcutaneous tissue and senses displacements of wide areas of the skin?
- Merkel cells
- Meissner's corpuscles
- Pacinian corpuscles (correct)
- Ruffini endings
What do Pacinian corpuscles detect?
What do Pacinian corpuscles detect?
- Low-frequency stimulation
- Pressure
- High-frequency stimulation (correct)
- Stretching
Which mechanoreceptor senses stretching of the skin?
Which mechanoreceptor senses stretching of the skin?
- Meissner's corpuscles
- Pacinian corpuscles
- Ruffini endings (correct)
- Merkel cells
What type of stimulation are Pacinian corpuscles NOT capable of detecting?
What type of stimulation are Pacinian corpuscles NOT capable of detecting?
What is the main difference between Pacinian corpuscles and Ruffini endings?
What is the main difference between Pacinian corpuscles and Ruffini endings?
Which mechanoreceptor is NOT buried in the subcutaneous tissue?
Which mechanoreceptor is NOT buried in the subcutaneous tissue?
Which mechanoreceptor provides information about the shapes of objects?
Which mechanoreceptor provides information about the shapes of objects?
Which mechanoreceptor has the largest receptive fields compared to other mechanoreceptors?
Which mechanoreceptor has the largest receptive fields compared to other mechanoreceptors?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is responsible for signaling the pressure and shape of an object touching the skin?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is responsible for signaling the pressure and shape of an object touching the skin?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is responsive to abrupt changes in the shape of the edges of objects or irregularities on the surface of objects?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is responsive to abrupt changes in the shape of the edges of objects or irregularities on the surface of objects?
Which type of mechanoreceptor provides information about the curvature of objects?
Which type of mechanoreceptor provides information about the curvature of objects?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is important for sensing movement of an object across the skin?
Which type of mechanoreceptor is important for sensing movement of an object across the skin?
Where are Merkel discs and Meissner corpuscles predominantly located?
Where are Merkel discs and Meissner corpuscles predominantly located?
What type of tactile stimulation do Merkel discs primarily detect?
What type of tactile stimulation do Merkel discs primarily detect?
What type of tactile stimulation do Meissner corpuscles primarily detect?
What type of tactile stimulation do Meissner corpuscles primarily detect?
What additional information do hair follicle receptors provide to the brain about tactile stimulation?
What additional information do hair follicle receptors provide to the brain about tactile stimulation?
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