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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
C i.e. Rapidly adapting touch receptorsPacinion Corpuscles are rapidly adapting touch receptorsQ. It responds only to transient touch, not to sustained pressure because the corpuscle rapidly adapts and dissipates the pressure.

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