The Local Fire Department Sounds the 12 O'clock Siren

question 9

Multiple Choice

The local fire department sounds the 12 o'clock siren.The process by which your ears convert the sound waves from the siren into neural impulses is called:

• A)accommodation.
• B)parallel processing.
• C)transduction.
• D)sensory adaptation.

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Definitions:

Taste Receptor

Chemoreceptor involved in the sense of taste.

Detects

To discover or identify the presence or existence of something.

Carnivores

Animals that primarily eat other animals for food.

Sensory Adaptation

Slowing or cessation of a sensory receptor’s response to an ongoing stimulus.