A Highly Sensitive Tactile Receptor Composed of Dendritic Processes of a Single

question 73

Multiple Choice

A highly sensitive tactile receptor composed of dendritic processes of a single myelinated fiber that makescontact with specialized cells of the stratum basale is a

• A) lamellar corpuscle.
• B) tactile (Meissner) corpuscle.
• C) Bulbous corpuscle.
• D) tactile (Merkel) disc.
• E) root hair plexus.

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