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1. Today, many children who have sensorineural deafness can regain some hearing through cochlear implants. However, many in the deaf community do not see their deafness as a disability and oppose cochlear implants for children. Research cochlear implants and discuss their pros and cons. Using this evidence, create an argument for or against the cochlear implant procedure in your own child.

2. You have probably heard that when a person loses their vision, their other senses compensate, for example, the sense of hearing increases. Is there any scientific evidence to back this up, or is this just a myth? Explain.

3. A lot of people who have lost the sense of smell also say that they lose some of their sense of taste. Why do you think there is a link between taste and smell, looking at it anatomically?

4. You walk into the kitchen and are overcome with the smell of freshly baked pie. A few minutes later your friend walks in and says "MMM, that pie smells amazing!" You notice that you can no longer smell the pie after being in the kitchen for a while. Explain this phenomenon.

5. John has difficulty swallowing, loss of taste sensation in the posterior one-third of the right half of his tongue, and decreased salivation, especially on the right side. Describe the sensory portion of the affected neuropathway in John. You should begin with the affected nerve and end with the area of the brain ?