Principles of Human Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134169804
Author: Cindy L. Stanfield
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 5E
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of an adequate stimulus?
a. When a boxer gets punched in the eye. he perceives light.
b. Rotation of the head stimulates certain receptors in the vestibular system but not those in the visual system.
c. Information from different photoreceptors converges on a single ganglion cell that projects to the lateral geniculate nucleus.
d. Hair cells in the cochlea are stimulated by sound vibrations over a wide range of frequencies.
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