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Hearing and Other Senses


Sensing Sound

  • The Physical Aspects of Sound
  • Hearing Loss and Deaf Culture
  • Sorting Out Theories of Sound
  • Balance: The Ups and Downs of Life

    • Smell and Taste

  • Smell
  • Taste

    • The Skin Senses: Touch, Pressure, Temperature, and Pain


    Key concepts for Module 10:



    Describe the structural parts of the ear, the role of each part in detecting sound, and the basic physical properties of sound.

    Distinguish between the place theory and the frequency theory of hearing.

    Explain how semicircular canals detect motion and produce the sense of balance.

    Describe the sensory mechanisms of smell and taste.

    Describe the skin senses of touch, pressure, and temperature, and explain the gate-control theory of pain.





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