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The human cochlea contains approximately ________ inner hair cells and ________ outer hair cells.
 
  A) 6,000; 1,000
  B) 3,500; 12,000
  C) 1,750; 6,000
  D) 6,000; 16,000
  E) 12,000; 3,500

Question 2

A mutation that resulted in the loss of inner hair cells within the organ of Corti would be expected to result in
 
  A) reduced ability to detect differences in sound intensity.
  B) total impairment of hearing.
  C) a difficulty in locating the source of a sound.
  D) difficulty in detecting differences between different musical instruments.
  E) changes in pain perception.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B
Rationale: A mutation that resulted in the loss of inner hair cells within the organ of Corti would be expected to result in total impairment of hearing.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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