BIOLOGY W/CONNECT AC 1 YR
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Chapter 38, Problem 3A
Which type of sensory receptor is involved in detecting blood pressure?
- chemoreceptors
- mechanoreceptors
- photoreceptors
- thermoreceptors
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BIOLOGY W/CONNECT AC 1 YR
Ch. 38.1 - Define sensory transduction.Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 38.2 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 38.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 38.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 38.3 - Compare rods and cones in terms of their main...Ch. 38.3 - List the three layers of cells in the human...Ch. 38.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 38.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 38.4 - Prob. 2CYP
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