MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305269842
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 38, Problem 12SQ
______ in arteries sense changes in the acidity of the blood.
- a. Mechanoreceptors
- b. Neurotransmitters
- c. Photoreceptors
- d. Chemoreceptors
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MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Starr/Taggart/Evers/Starr's Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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