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Chapter 36: Q. 8 (page 1046)

_____ are found only in _____ skin and detect skin deflection. a. Meissner’s corpuscles; hairy b. Merkel’s disks; glabrous c. hair receptors; hairy d. Krause end bulbs; hairy

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Option b is correct.

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Step 1. Introduction

Merkel's disks are present superficially on the skin such as fingers, palms, soles of feet, and lips. And they lie adjacent to Meissner's corpuscles and sweat glands.

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Step 2. Explanation of the correct option

Option b is correct because Markel discs are found only in globous skin and detect skin deflection.

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Step 3. Explanation of the incorrect option

Option a is incorrect because Messiner's corpuscles also known as tactile corpuscles are found in the upper epidermis and do not extend to the lower epidermis.

Option c is incorrect because hair receptors are found in the cochlea of the inner ear.

Option d is incorrect because Krause end bulbs are cutaneous receptors in the human body.

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