Sensory organ for responding to texture is:September 2009: (A) Meissner corpuscles, (B) Merkel cells, (C) Ruffini corpuscles, (D) Pacician corpuscles
Answer is A. Ans. A: Meissner corpusclesSensory organs and their responses:Meissner corpuscles-Responds to changes in texture and slow vibrationsMerkel cells-responds to sustained pressure and touchRuffini corpuscles-respond to sustained pressurePacician corpuscles-respond to deep pressure and fast vibration