The Senses
Noticing a car about to hit you uses what sense
The Sense of Sight
Eyelashes, Tears, Bone Structure, Wincing, Conjunctiva are all what
God-given forms of eye protection
the fingertips and other extremities have a lot of these. Name the 3 types we studied
Thermoreceptors: temperature
Mechanoreceptors: distinguish pressure, stretching, and vibration.
Pain Receptors: respond to excess stimulation
Amplitude or loudness is measured in this
Decibels (dB)
producing sweat that cools you as it evaporates
Perspire
The smoke of a fire is using what sense
Sense of smell
the transparent area where light enters the eye
cornea
the gland that is in charge of maintaining our body temperature
the hypothalamus
when sound waves are measured vertically it tells us what
How loud or quiet a sound is
High = Louder
Lower= Quieter
combination of air temperature and relative humidity
Heat Index
The ground moving in an earthquake is noticed because of which sense
The Sense of Touch
thin, transparent, slick layer that covers the whites of the eyes & eyelids
conjuctiva
skin receptors give a strong message when first stimulated, but send less information as time goes by
Adaptation
Exposure to sounds over this dB start the risk for hearing loss
85 decibels
the quick contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscles
shivering
An approaching train would use which sense
The Sense of Sound/Hearing
transmits the impulses from the retina to the brain
Optic Nerve
the blood vessels on skin's surface enlarge for more blood flow so heat can be released through the skin
Vasodilate
Frequency is the count of waves that pass a point each second and it is measuring what
Measuring Pitch
large space = low pitch
small space = high pitch
blood vessels on skin's surface shrink for less blood flow so less heat is released
vasoconstrict
Noticing the bitterness spoiled food
The Sense of Taste
the colored part of the eye made of tiny muscles that constrict or dilate the pupil.
Iris
mathematical formula using air temperature and wind speed
Wind Chill
The eardrums can rupture at this level
150 dB
blood flow lessens to extremities so much that tiny ice crystals form in the tissue
Frostbite