Which of the following phrase adequately describes Pacinian corpuscles: (A) A type of pain receptors, (B) Slowly adapting touch receptors, (C) Rapidly adapting touch receptors, (D) Located in the joints
Answer is C. Touch receptors
-        For superficial touch- Meissner’s corpuscles & Merkel’s disc (Rapidly adapting)
-        For pressure (Deep touch)- Ruffini’s end organ (slowly adapting)
-        For vibrations- Pacinian corpuscle (rapidly adapting)