Which of the following receptors is responsible for measuring the intensity of a steady pressure on the skin surface?
Correct Answer: Ruffini ending
Description: The Ruffini ending is a tonic receptor that produces a train of action potentials proportional to the intensity of pressure applied to the skin. The Pacinian corpuscle is a very rapidly adapting receptor that fires once or twice in response to skin deformation. It can produce a continuous train of action potentials if the stimulus is repetitively applied and withdrawn. Therefore, the Pacinian corpuscle is used to encode vibration.
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