The ________ are distributed throughout the dermal papillae and are involved in ________ touch.

A. Meissner corpuscles; two-point discrimination
B. Golgi tendon organs; limited awareness
C. Merkel disks; very deep
D. Muscle spindles; fine proprioceptive
E. Pacinian corpuscles; very light


Answer: A

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