A highly sensitive tactile receptor composed of dendritic processes of a single myelinated fiber that makescontact with specialized cells of the stratum basale is a
A) lamellar corpuscle.
B) tactile (Meissner) corpuscle.
C) Bulbous corpuscle.
D) tactile (Merkel) disc.
E) root hair plexus.

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The description matches that of a tactile (Merkel) disc, which is a highly sensitive tactile receptor composed of a single myelinated fiber that contacts specialized cells in the stratum basale of the epidermis.

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