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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Activation of which of the following receptors would be expected to decrease anxiety?
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The correct answer is  Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles are examples of rapidly adapting receptors, and Merkel cells and Ruffini endings are examples of slowly adapting receptors.
Ganong 23 rd ed, pg 153