Failure of the Organs in the Vestibular Apparatus to Function

question 22

Multiple Choice

Failure of the organs in the vestibular apparatus to function correctly can cause ____.

• A) ​lack of sensation on the skin
• B) ​loss of hearing
• C) ​motion sickness
• D) ​inability to smell
• E) ​night blindness

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Definitions:

Energy Of Activation

The minimum amount of energy that reacting species must have in order to undergo a specified reaction.

Enzyme

Biological molecules (typically proteins) that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take place within cells.

Oxidized

Pertains to a process where a substance loses electrons or gains oxygen, often resulting in a change in physical and chemical properties.

FAD

Flavin adenine dinucleotide, a redox cofactor involved in several important reactions in metabolism. FAD can exist in a reduced (FADH2) and an oxidized state (FAD).