A fast-adapting mechanoreceptor in the papillary layer of the dermis that responds to fine touch is a

A) tactile (Merkel) disc.
B) root hair plexus.
C) free nerve ending.
D) Ruffini corpuscle.
E) tactile (Meissner) corpuscle.


Answer: E

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