Someone grabs your arm to pull you out of the way of an on-coming car. Which structure of the skin allowed you to feel the deep pressure of that grab?

A) Tactile corpuscle
B) Lamellated corpuscle
C) Free nerve endings
D) Merkel cells


Answer: B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A. elevators B. depressors C. adductors D. abductors

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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