Swellings in the semicircular canals are called

A) otoliths.
B) ampullae.
C) maculae.
D) spiral organs.
E) basilar membranes.


B) ampullae.

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A. communication B. reproduction C. movement D. inheritance E. metabolism

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What is the name of the process that re-isomerizes the all-trans retinal back to the 11-cis form?

A. Dark adaptation B. Dark current C. Bleaching reaction D. Visual cycle of retinal

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Secondary ossification centers occur

A) in the diaphysis. B) at the periosteum. C) in the epiphyses. D) in the metaphyses. E) in dermal bones.

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The muscle layer of the uterus is called the:

a. cervix b. myometrium c. endometrium d. fundus

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