Pick an area of the brain to focus on for your discussion; you may pick anywhere in the
cerebral cortex, diencephalon, cerebellum, or brain stem.
1) Answer the following questions; you may complete additional research as
needed:
a) Describe the area you selected, where it is located, and the area’s
function. Be specific.
b) If damage to this area occurred, what would the symptoms be, or
what would the patient experience based on the structure’s
function?
c) What activities of daily living, ADLs, would you assume as affected?
Explain your reasoning.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.
The special senses help us communicate with our environment. A special sense is one
that has a specific organ associated with it, like the nose, tongue, ear, and eye. The
special senses consist of smell, taste, hearing, balance, and vision.
Assignment 2 Special Senses
1) Based on what your last name starts with, use the key listed below to identify what
your assigned special sense is for this discussion:
a) Last name starts with A-I = Hearing
b) Last name starts with J-R = Smell
c) Last name starts with S-Z = Vision
2) Based on your assigned special sense, answer the following questions:
a) Briefly describe the anatomy and physiology of your assigned special sense.
b) Imagine you are without your special sense. Create and briefly describe an
emergency, like a fire, and answer the following questions based on your
emergency.
i) Explain how your special sense loss would give you an advantage over the
other groups’ lost special sense in the emergency you have created. Explain
the reasoning behind your advantages.
ii) In this same scenario, how would your special sense loss put you at a
disadvantage compared to the other groups? Explain your reasoning.
iii) Explain how you would adapt to the emergency using the remainder of your
intact senses.
