helicotrema and do not excite hair cells. 4b. Sounds in the hearing range go through the cochlear duct‚ vibrating the basilar membrane and deflecting hairs on inner hair cells. The hearing process is completely mechanical. Your sense of smell‚ taste and vision all involve chemical reactions‚ but your hearing system is based solely on physical movement. (Harris‚ n.d.‚ para. 1) Q.3. Describe the structures normally found on fundascopic exam of the eye. What is the benefit of being able to visualize the
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11th March 2012 To what extent can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? We perceive the world through our five senses: Sense perception is the active‚ selective and interpretative process of recording or becoming conscious of the external world. So can we really rely on our senses to tell us the truth? There are so many times when our senses can be influenced by instinct‚ emotion‚ and beliefs. For example‚ if we are in the middle of a forest and scared‚ we probably start to see
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Chemical Description Chemical Description Chemical #1 Seashell Calcium Carbonate - CaO3 Density | * 2.71 g/cm3 (calcite) * 2.83 g/cm3 (aragonite) | Exact mass | * 100.0869 g/mol | Molecular Formula | * CaO3 | Melting point | * 825 °C (calcite) * 1339 °C (aragonite) | Boiling point | * Decomposes | Acidity | * 9.0 | Flash point | * Non flammable | Crystal structure | * Trigonal | Other names | * Limestone‚ Marble‚ Chalk‚ Calcite and
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before we learned how to use language‚ reason‚ or emotions to further our knowledge‚ we used our senses. As toddlers we used our sight‚ smell‚ taste‚ touch‚ and hearing to make sense of our surroundings. The evolution of knowledge is mostly because of sense perception. The most primitive versions of ourselves‚ for example the cavemen‚ heavily survived off of sense perception alone. They knew by their senses that certain plants‚ animals‚ weather‚ etc. separated life and death. Now scientists and inventors
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Sense Organs The General Senses Sensory receptors n monitor external or internal conditions. Simplest are free nerve endings. -Temperature - pain -touch -pressure -vibration Receptors throughout the body •Special senses nSmell ntaste nvision nbalance nhearing nReceptors located in sense organs (e.g.‚ ear‚ eye). EYES nAccessory Structures of the Eye qEyelids (palpebra) and glands qSuperficial epithelium of eye nConjunctiva qLacrimal apparatus nTear production and removal
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Examine a literary element: Theme such as discrimination in The Smell of Apples. The Smell of Apples by Mark Behr is about an eleven year old child experiences with the social turmoil and racial oppression that are destroying his own land. This story is set in South Africa during apartheid era in the 1970s. Many coming of age stories seems to be written with some sort of discrimination‚ which builds one of the characters into a strong or weaker person by the end of the novel. In the last portion
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I know you are wondering‚ what is a mango?‚ What does a mango taste like?‚ and what is the texture of a mango like? Well I’m not because I know what one is‚ how it tastes and what the texture of one is like. That is why I’m writing you this letter to tell you a little bit about this mysterious fruit. At the end of this letter I am going to give you a few recipes that have mango in them so you can try some mango in styles and see how it can be used in so many different ways. A mango is a tropical
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. TASTE AND OTHER TALES TASTE The author and his wife‚ Mike‚ his wife and daughter and a man called Richard Pratt‚ were having dinner at Mike’s as twice before. Richard was an epicure‚ he loved food and wine. Mike always played a betting game on Richard about what wine it was and Richard had always won. The game was a pleasure for both. Mike was ready to lose the bet to prove his wine was recognized and Pratt loved showing his knowledge. That night‚ he served a Mosel wine. A very unusual
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A taste of Piyaway Village‚ home of the Ayatal By Oscar Escobar StudentID 1015453 Nestled in the heart of the central mountains of Taiwan‚ a little and ancient village is fed by the clear sky and the sound of the river flowing. It’s the Piyaway Village‚ home of the Ayatal Tribe. Once you get to there in the Fushsing Township‚ through a snake-back styled road‚ a feeling of peacefulness and quietness will invade your feelings. You will feel attracted by the sounds‚ by the textures‚ by the air
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The Christmas season is like no other. It is a season of excitement‚ joy‚ hope‚ and anticipation. There are many things that make Christmas unique for me. I define Christmas by the sights‚ sounds‚ and smells that I associate with the season. There are many beautiful sights you see only at Christmas time. People are everywhere‚ rushing to and fro in an effort to find that perfect gift. The whole world seems covered in tiny white or colored lights; they are winking from almost every house on every
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