Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 33, Problem 7SQ
The middle ear functions in__________.
- a. detecting shifts in body position
- b. transmitting sound waves
- c. sorting sound waves out by frequency
- d. all of the above
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