Question

Vibrissae of rabbit is a

• A. Sensory organ
• B. Nervous organ
• C. Female organ
• D. Male organ

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Sensory organ

Vibrissae of rabbit are thick hair which has a capsule of blood known as blood sinus at its follicle which is innervated by sensory nerves. These are special tactile sensory apparatus of many mammals. They also help in detection of movement, texture discrimination, shape discrimination, exploration, thigmotaxis, locomotion, maintenance of equilibrium etc. So, the correct answer is option A.