Which of the following receptors are only for sensing touch in the skin?

Pacinian corpuscles

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Krause end bulbs

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Meissner's corpuscles

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Merkel cells

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Solution

The correct option is D Merkel cells
Merkel cells are located in the basal epidermal layer of the skin. Merkel cells, also known as Merkel-Ranvier cells or tactile epithelial cells.
They are oval-shaped mechanoreceptors essential for light touch sensation and found in the skin of vertebrates.
Hence, Merkel cells receptors are only for sensing touch in the skin.
So, the correct answer is 'Merkel cells'.

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