Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134093413
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 50, Problem 2TYU
The middle ear converts
- (A) air pressure waves to fluid pressure waves.
- (B) air pressure waves to nerve impulses.
- (C) fluid pressure waves to nerve impulses.
- (D) pressure waves to hair cell movements.
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