A highly sensitive tactile receptor composed of dendritic processes of a single myelinated fiber that makes contact with specialized cells of the stratum germinativum is a
A)lamellated corpuscle.
B)tactile (Meissner)corpuscle.
C)Ruffini corpuscle.
D)tactile (Merkel)disc.
E)root hair plexus.

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A tactile (Merkel) disc is a highly sensitive tactile receptor composed of dendritic processes of a single myelinated fiber that makes contact with specialized cells of the stratum germinativum.

A Highly Sensitive Tactile Receptor Composed of Dendritic Processes of a Single