If You Experimentally Reduce the Concentration of K⁺ in the Extracellular

question 24

Multiple Choice

If you experimentally reduce the concentration of K⁺ in the extracellular fluid surrounding hair cells in the inner ear,the result would be like which of the following?

• A)decreasing the volume of sound reaching the hair cells
• B)increasing the volume of sound reaching the hair cells
• C)decreasing the frequency of sound reaching the hair cells
• D)increasing the frequency of sound reaching the hair cells

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