Special senses are those that have specialized organs devoted to them. This would include vision, hearing, balance, taste and smell. These senses have the eyes, ears, nose and tongue that assist in execution of the use of these senses.
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5).Which of the following functions is most likely to be performed by the visual association area?
Answer: When a person "sees" the shape of the visual image. The mind sees an image as parlayed to him/her by his eyes working together with his/her mind.
Night blindness could be caused by a variety of factors. Some people are born with night blindness while others suffer night blindness, also known as nyctalopia, due to malnutrition or injury to the eye. Another cause is unsuccessful refractive eye surgery. Yet another cause is a deficiency in vitamin a, or retinol, that is common to fish oil and dairy products such as milk, butter and cream. Other causes are retinitis pigmentosa, oguchi disease, cataracts, pathological myopia and Sorsby's fundus dystrophy.
