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AIIMS 2017
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2017
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Locomotion and Movement

AIIMS 2017 · Zoology · Locomotion and Movement

Pacinian corpuscles occur in the skin of certain parts of body in...

Pacinian corpuscles occur in the skin of certain parts of body in mammals. These are

Options

  1. Atype of glands
  2. Bpain receptors
  3. Cnaked tactile receptors
  4. Dencapsulated pressure receptors.

Correct answer

D. encapsulated pressure receptors.

Step-by-step solution

(Pacinian corpuscles occur in the skin of certain parts of the body in mammals. These are encapsulated pressure receptors. Pacinian corpuscles are very rapid adapting pressure receptors in subcutaneous adipose tissue of both hairy and hairless vertebrate skin. They are also found in joint capsules, tendons, etc.
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