With Respect to Cochlear Implants, the Deaf Community

question 5

Multiple Choice

With respect to cochlear implants, the Deaf community

• A) has embraced them for their children.
• B) has not fully accepted them because of a negative impression of deafness.
• C) sees no need for the technology in their culture.
• D) is diminishing as a result of their proliferation.

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Definitions:

Photoreceptors

Specialized cells located in the retina of the eye that are sensitive to light, enabling vision.

Vertebrate Eye

The complex optical organ in vertebrates that enables vision by detecting light and converting it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons.

Layer

A sheet, coat, or level of material, often one of several, that lies over or under another.

Action Potentials

Rapid, temporary changes in the electrical membrane potential that propagate along the membrane of a neuron or muscle cell, facilitating the transmission of signals.