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tactile corpuscle

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type of mechanoreceptor that detects light touch

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connective tissue

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mechanoreceptor structure

Merkel nerve ending

Head and neck anatomy

afferent nerve fiber

vestibular system

postcentral gyrus

supplementary motor area

vestibulospinal tract

neuromuscular junction

chemical synapse

efferent nerve fiber

lamellar corpuscle

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synaptic vesicle

projection fiber

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