Thomas Is Deaf, but Can Feel the Vibrations of Music

question 29

Multiple Choice

Thomas is deaf, but can feel the vibrations of music through sensory receptors in his skin called:

• A) dermal papillae.
• B) tactile (Meissner) corpuscles.
• C) Merkel cells.
• D) lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles.

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Definitions:

Downward Spiral

A progressively worsening situation where one negative event triggers another, leading to a continuous decline in circumstances or mood.

Social Rewards

Benefits that individuals receive from interacting with others, including acceptance, support, and validation.

Subgenual Cingulate

A brain structure whose abnormal activity has been linked to depression. Also called Brodmann Area 25.

Depression-Related

Pertaining to symptoms, conditions, or factors associated with or resulting from depression, a mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest.