Generally,the Senses of the Skin Are Somewhat Specialized with

question 58

Multiple Choice

Generally,the senses of the skin are somewhat specialized with

• A) Pacinian corpuscles, Ruffini's endings, and Krause's end bulbs detecting pain.
• B) Meissner's corpuscles and Merkel's disks detecting fine touch.
• C) one type of nerve cell detecting both hot and cold.
• D) all types spread uniformly in the dermal tissue throughout the body.
• E) temperature receptors are free nerve endings in the dermis.

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