Examination of skin receptors

Which layer of the skin is avascular?

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

• Epidermis

• Subcutaneous tissue

Which type of skin receptor is responsible for detecting deep pressure and high-frequency vibration?

• Meissner’s corpuscles

• Merkel discs’

• Pacinian corpuscles

• Ruffini endings

Which of the following receptors is slowly adapting and located in the basal epidermis?

• Meissner’s corpuscles

• Merkel disc’s

• Pacinian corpuscles

• Free nerve endings

The skin originates from which two embryonic layers?

• Ectoderm and endoderm

• Mesoderm and Ectoderm

• Ectoderm and Hypodermis

• Mesoderm and Endoderm

Which function of the skin helps in maintaining body temperature ?

• Protective

• Sensory

• Thermoregulatory

• Metabolic

What is the primary role of free nerve endings in the skin?

• Detecting vibration

• Sensing deep pressure

• Detecting pain and temperature

• Sensing hair movement

Which of the following skin receptors is found in thick, hairless skin like finger pads?

• Krause end bulbs

• Pacinian corpuscles

• Meissner’s corpuscles

• Ruffini endings

What type of sensory receptor detects cold temperatures below 15°c?

• Ruffini corpuscles

• Pacinian corpuscles

• Krause end bulbs

• Merkel disc’s

What is the outermost layer of the epidermis?

• Stratum basale

• Stratum spinosum

• Stratum granulosum

• Stratum corneum

Which skin function is involved in vitamin D synthesis?

• Protective

• Metabolic

• Sensory

• Immunological