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Q. Which of the following best describes Meissner corpuscles?
a
Comprise Merkel discs (aka disks) at the ends of an unencapsulated nerve fiber.
b
Are elliptical-shaped and lie perpendicular to the epidermis, within the dermal papillae.
c
Unmyelinated nerve endings that detect pain and temperature.
d
Are large and oval-shaped with a very characteristic concentric, lamellated histological appearance.
e
Lie in the dermis and detect pressure.
f
Lie in the dermis and detect pressure and low-frequency vibration.
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