Which of the following statements is true of joint mechanoreceptors?

A. Meissner's corpuscles in the skin are activated by light touch.
B. Merkel's corpuscles respond to deep pressure faster than Pacinian corpuscles.
C. Pacinian corpuscles in the joint respond to noxious stimuli.
D. Ruffini's corpuscles respond to extreme mechanical, thermal, or chemical energy.


Answer: A

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