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Davideckstein7

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While sensory presbycusis , neural presbycusis .
 
  a. affects the ability to understand speech; has little effect on other hearing abilities
  b. produces hearing loss across all pitches; produces hearing loss for high pitches
  c. has little effect on other hearing abilities; affects the ability to understand speech
  d. produces hearing loss for low pitches; produces hearing loss for high pitches

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Which of the following is true regarding the somesthetic system?
 
  a. The distribution of touch receptors varies throughout the body.
  b. Because of aging of the skin, it takes less pressure with age to feel touch on the skin.
  c. All people experience a decrease in their tolerance for pain as they age.
  d. The somesthetic system is designed to respond to the forces of gravity as they act on the head.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: a


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Reply #2 on: Aug 23, 2018
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