EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 8220100545931
Author: MCMILLAN
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 14, Problem 5SQ
___________detect energy associated with changes in pressure, body position, or acceleration.
- a. Chemoreceptors
- b. Mechanoreceptors
- c. Photoreceptors
- d. Thermoreceptors
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