tactile mechanoreceptors

What Do Tactile Receptors Detect?

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What Do Tactile Receptors Detect? The tactile corpuscles (also known as Meissner corpuscles) respond to light touch, and adapt rapidly to changes in texture (vibrations around 50 Hz). The bulbous corpuscles (also known as Ruffini endings) detect tension deep in the skin and fascia. What are the tactile receptors? The four major types of tactile