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Which mechanoreceptors in the skin are unencapsulated?a. Merkel’s disksb. Meissner’s corpusclesc. Ruffini endingsd. Pacinian corpuscles
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Encapsulated mechanoreceptors are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue, while unencapsulated mechanoreceptors are not. Show more…
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