Which of These Receptors Would Not Be Found Within a Synovial

Question

Which of these receptors would not be found within a synovial joint capsule?
A) free nerve endings
B) tactile corpuscles (Meissner's corpuscles)
C) lamellar corpuscles (Pacinian corpuscles)
D) bulbous corpuscles (Ruffini endings)

Accepted Answer

Tactile corpuscles (Meissner's corpuscles) are found in the skin, but not typically within the synovial joint capsule. The other receptors listed (free nerve endings, lamellar corpuscles, bulbous corpuscles) can be found within the joint capsule.