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 corpuscles Sensory organs and their responses: Meissner corpuscles-Responds to changes in texture and slow vibrations Merkel cells-responds to sustained pressure and touch Ruffini corpuscles-respond to sustained pressure Pacician corpuscles-respond to deep pressure and fast vibration