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a fifth taste sensation, a savory meaty taste; best experienced as MSG in Chinese and Thai food

Kinesthesia

Depth Perception

hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea's receptors or to the auditory nerve

the system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts

Sensorineural hearing loss

a mix of distinct skin senses for pressure, warmth, cold, and pain

Sensory Interaction

the principle that one sense may influence another

Umami

a ring of muscle tissue that controls the size of the pupil opening

Sense of touch

Pitch

Cochlea

the ability to see objects in 3-D although the images that strike the retina are 2-D; allows us to judge distance

distance from the peak of one wave to the peak of the next

a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on the frequency

Wavelength

Iris

a coiled tube in the inner ear that has hair cells that vibrate and trigger impulses in the adjacent nerve cells