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From Kaplan:
pacinian corpuscles: respond to deep pressure and vibration
meissner corpuscles: respond to light touch
merkle cells: respond to deep pressure and texture
ruffini endings: respond to stretch
free nerve endings: respond to pain and temperature
From KA:
Just wanting to make sure that these are in agreement? Merkle and ruffini only for constant pressure?
pacinian corpuscles: respond to deep pressure and vibration
meissner corpuscles: respond to light touch
merkle cells: respond to deep pressure and texture
ruffini endings: respond to stretch
free nerve endings: respond to pain and temperature
From KA:
Just wanting to make sure that these are in agreement? Merkle and ruffini only for constant pressure?