The ion channels that transduce the vibration of the cochlea into receptor potentials are located on the
A) helicotrema.
B) tectorial membrane.
C) cochlear duct.
D) stereocilia.
E) basilar membrane.
D) stereocilia.
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A) basal ganglia. B) pons and medulla. C) diencephalon. D) midbrain.
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A. Fast glycolytic fibers B. Smooth muscle C. Slow oxidative fibers D. Intermediate fibers E. Cardiac muscle
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A. the valves of afferent vessels are bulging. B. macrophages are clogging afferent lymphatic vessels. C. lymphocytes are proliferating in germinal centers. D. phagocytes are consuming the infected lymph nodes. E. macrophages are entering at the hilum.