Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 12, Problem 19RQ
If a thermoreceptor is sensitive to temperature sensations, what would a chemoreceptor be sensitive to?
- light
- sound
- molecules
- vibration
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