The cochlea of each ear contains about 16,000 hair cells. Even though they are in the minority, it is the ____________ hair cells that are principally responsible for transducing sound waves into what we perceive as sound sensations

a. outer
b. inner
c. utricular
d. saccular
e. ampullar


B

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A scientist genetically engineers a mouse to lack the hormone secretin. Compared with a normal animal, which of the following would be expected to be increased in the mutant mouse?

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A. stress B. strain C. strength D. elasticity

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The term for sexually altering is:

A) castration B) spay C) neutering D) intact

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