The Eardrum and Other Structures of the Inner Ear Become

question 20

Multiple Choice

The eardrum and other structures of the inner ear become __________ during middle adulthood.

• A)less flexible and more sensitive to sound
• B)less flexible and less sensitive to sound
• C)more flexible and less sensitive to sound
• D)basically unchanged during this time

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Definitions:

Categorical Proposition

A statement that asserts or denies something about every member of a particular category.

Copula

In grammar and logic, a word used to link the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, such as the word "is" in the sentence "The sky is blue."

Categorical Proposition

A statement asserting or denying something about all members of a class, typically structured in standard form with a subject, predicate, and a quantifier indicating universality or particularity.

Affirmative Quality

A property of statements that assert the presence, rather than the absence, of a relationship or a characteristic.