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burchfield96

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Which of the receptors below are found in hairy and glabrous skin and are sensitive to vibration?
 
  A) Meissner's corpuscles
  B) free nerve endings
  C) Ruffini corpuscles
  D) Pacinian corpuscles
  E) Merkel's disks

Question 2

The somatosenses include all but the
 
  A) receptors positioned within the skin.
  B) stretch receptors in skeletal muscle.
  C) receptors located within limb joints.
  D) hair cells within the cochlea.
  E) free nerve endings in the skin.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D
Rationale: The somatosenses do not involve the hair cells within the cochlea.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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