INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
DERMIS
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Question
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What cell detects touch and sensory sensations?
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Keratinocytes
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Melanocytes
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Merkel (Tactile) Cells
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Langerhans (Dendritic) cell
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Merkel cells are touch-sensitive cells that transduce touch via Piezo2 channels. The Merkel cell-neurite complex contains two sensory receptor cell types. Merkel cells and neurons together mediate different aspects of touch responses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Merkel cells, also known as Merkel-Ranvier cells or tactile epithelial cells, are oval-shaped mechanoreceptors essential for light touch sensation and found in the skin of vertebrates.
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