Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflex Activity - Review Questions - Page 521: 1

Answer

(b) lamellar corpuscles

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The are spreader throughout the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. They are mechnoreceptors that only are stimulated when pressure is applied and is one of the largest corpuscular receptors. The lamellar corpuscles are over 3 mm long and half as wide and are visible to the naked eye as white, egg-shaped bodies. Which gives it a shape of an onion.
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