The Mechanoreceptors Primarily Responsible for Feeling the Vibrations from an Electric

question 16

Multiple Choice

 The mechanoreceptors primarily responsible for feeling the vibrations from an electric toothbrush are _____ because these receptors contain an "onion-like" series of layers.

• A) Pacinian corpuscles
• B) Merkel receptors
• C) Ruffini cylinders
• D) Meissner corpuscles

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