Chapter 12, Problem 8RQ

Detecting substances present in the body fluids that bathe them is the function of ___________. a. thermoreceptors b. photoreceptors c. mechanoreceptors d. chemoreceptors

How would a rise in altitude likely affect the speed of a sound transmitted through air? Why?

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is a disorder where some of the calcium carbonate crystals in the utricle migrate into the semicircular canals. Why does this condition cause periods of dizziness? The hair cells in the semicircular canals will be constantly activated The hair cells in the semicircular canals will now be stimulated by gravity The utricle will no longer recognize acceleration There will be too much volume in the semicircular canals for them to detect motion.