What are the Dermal Sensory Structures That Sense Deep Pressure

Question

What are the dermal sensory structures that sense deep pressure?
A) Meissner's corpuscles
B) lamellar corpuscle
C) tactile corpuscles
D) tactile dics
E) Merkel cells

Accepted Answer

Lamellar (Pacinian) corpuscles are the dermal sensory structures that sense deep pressure. Meissner's corpuscles, tactile corpuscles, tactile discs, and Merkel cells are associated with light touch and texture discrimination.