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cutaneous receptors
which receptor senses very light touch and low frequencies?
meissners corpuscle
golgi tendon organ
muscle spindle
pacinian corpuscle
Meissner's corpuscles are located in the dermal papillae of hairless skin (such as fingertips and eyelids). They are rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors that are highly sensitive to light touch and low - frequency vibrations (around 10 - 50 Hz).
Golgi tendon organs are involved in proprioception, detecting muscle tension. Muscle spindles are also related to proprioception, sensing muscle length. Pacinian corpuscles are rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors but are more sensitive to high - frequency vibrations (around 100 - 400 Hz) and deep pressure rather than very light touch.
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Meissner’s corpuscle