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ZOO 101 ZOO 101 Past Questions Objective Question
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Which skin structure is responsible for detecting light touch and pressure?
Options
A Ruffini endings
B Meissner's corpuscles
Correct Answer
C Pacinian corpuscles
D Merkel discs
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Meissner's corpuscles are mechanoreceptors located in the dermal papillae that are sensitive to light, discriminative touch and low-frequency vibration.

Hint

These are abundant in fingertips and lips.

Question Info

Course: ZOO 101
Topic: ZOO 101 Past Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 96 of 2214
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