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

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The description matches a tactile (Merkel) disc, which is a highly sensitive tactile receptor composed of dendritic processes of a single myelinated fiber that makes contact with specialized cells of the stratum basale. The other options are different types of tactile receptors located in the skin but with different structures and functions.

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