vestibular receptors

nerve cells associated with the sense of balance, located in the cristae of the semicircular canals and in the maculae of the utricle and saccule. They occur in two similar forms: a hair cell enclosed in a chalicelike nerve ending and a cylindrical hair cell that synapses at its base with a nerve ending.

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December 19th 2024

qualitative evaluation

an evaluation method that yields narratives gathered primarily from unstructured methods of data collection, naturalistic observation, and existing records. As an initial or divergent phase of program evaluation, it seeks to allow maximum opportunity to frame evaluation objectives. This approach is usually associated with a goal-free evaluation rather than a goal-based evaluation. Compare quantitative evaluation.