Tactile Corpuscles (Meissner's Corpuscles)

Question

Tactile corpuscles (Meissner's corpuscles)
A) occur in hairy skin.
B) occur in dermal papillae.
C) are nociceptors.
D) are free unencapsulated dendritic endings.

Accepted Answer

Tactile corpuscles (also known as Meissner's corpuscles) are specialized sensory receptors located in the dermal papillae, which are small bumps in the papillary layer of the dermis. They are responsible for detecting light touch and pressure.