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Physiology General 519417e3

Which of the following phrase adequately describes Pacinian corpuscles

A
A type of pain receptors
B
Slowly adapting touch receptors
C
Rapidly adapting touch receptors
D
Located in the joints
High-Yield Explanation
Touch receptors -        For superficial touch- Meissner’s corpuscles & Merkel’s disc (Rapidly adapting) -        For pressure (Deep touch)- Ruffini’s end organ (slowly adapting) -        For vibrations- Pacinian corpuscle (rapidly adapting)

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