____________ respond to fine, discriminative touch and are found just deep to the epidermis.
A) Meissner's corpuscles
B) Pacinian corpuscles
C) Merkel's disks
D) Ruffini corpuscles
E) Free nerve endings

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Meissner's corpuscles are responsible for fine, discriminative touch and are located just deep to the epidermis. Pacinian corpuscles respond to vibration and deep pressure, Merkel's disks respond to light touch and pressure, Ruffini corpuscles respond to skin stretch, and free nerve endings respond to pain and temperature.

____________ Respond to Fine, Discriminative Touch and Are Found Just