What Generally Causes Severe and Profound Levels of Mental Retardation

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Essay

What generally causes severe and profound levels of mental retardation?

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Definitions:

Aroma

A distinctive, often pleasant smell or fragrance.

Kinesthesis

The sense that detects body position, movement, and balance.

Middle Ear

The middle ear is the portion of the ear internal to the eardrum, and external to the oval window of the inner ear that contains three bones known as the ossicles, involved in transmitting sound from the outer ear to the inner ear.

Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure that is responsible for converting sound waves into nerve impulses.