Question

Tactile organs found at the hair roots are

• A. Basket nerve endings
• B. Free nerve endings
• C. Pacinian corpuscles
• D. Ruffini corpuscles

Answer 1

The correct option is A Basket nerve endings

A. Basket nerve endings are free nerve endings surrounding the base of hair follicles.

B. Free nerve endings are associated with the detection of temperature and mechanical stimulus.

C. Pacinian corpuscle is an onion shaped structure of connective tissue present around the nerve ending. It reduces the mechanical sensitivity of nerve terminal.

D. Ruffini corpuscles also known as bulbous corpuscles, are the mechanoreceptors present in cutaneous tissue.

Tactile organs are the organs that can respond to a stimulus of touch. Such organs are found at the base of hair roots as basket nerve endings.

So, the correct answer is 'Basket nerve endings'.