A Specialized Nerve Ending That Responds to Touch with a Transient

question 108

Multiple Choice

A specialized nerve ending that responds to touch with a transient burst of firing is the (a) :

• A)Pacinian corpuscle
• B)Merkel's disk
• C)Meissner's corpuscle
• D)Ruffini ending

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