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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
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Free Nerve Endings

Sensory receptors found throughout the body that detect stimuli related to temperature, pain, and touch, contributing to the sensation of feeling.

Cutaneous Receptor

Sensory receptor of the dermis that is activated by touch, pain, pressure, and temperature.

Merkel Disks

Specialized skin cells that function as mechanoreceptors for touch sensations.

Gustatory Cortex

The brain region involved in the perception of taste.

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