QUESTION 7 Which of the following cutaneous receptors depend

QUESTION 7

Which of the following cutaneous receptors depends on a sensory cell entirely integrated into the epidermis

Pacinian corpuscle

Ruffini ending

Meissner\'s corpuscle

Merkel disk

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QUESTION 8

Which of the following is a shared characteristic of both the Golgi tendon organ and annulospiral ending of the muscle spindle apparatus?

Spiralling around collagen or extrafusal muscle fibers brings about depolarization.

Muscle tension is indirectly transmitted as stretch to sensory receptors.

Free nerve endings detect the extracellular surface chemicals and convert the signal into sensory information.

External stretch, like the knee jerk reflex, can only stimulate the Golgi tendon organ.

Solution

1. Merkel nerve endings are mechanoreceptors, a type of sensory receptor, that are found in the basal epidermis and hair follicles. They are large, myelinated nerve endings.They provide information on pressure, position, and deep static touch features such as shapes and edges. So, the correct answer is option d.