Ear
Nose
Tongue
Neurons and the Brain
Nervous System
100

What part of the ear funnels sound into the ear canal?

Pinna

100
What are the two holes that smells flow through called?
The Nostrils.
100
What are the four parts flavor parts of the tongue?
Sweet, Salty, Sour, and Bitter
100

What type of neuron is responsible for taking in stimulus signals?

Sensory Neurons

100

Which division of the Nervous System controls the day-to-day functions of involuntary organ systems?

Parasympathetic Nervous System

200
What is the smallest bone in the human body that happens to be in the ear called?
Stapes
200
Where do the smells get picked up inside the nasal cavity?
The olfactory epithelium
200
What are the tiny bumps on your tongue that are inside the papillae called?
Taste Buds
200

What material coats neurons and makes material white in the brain?

Myelin sheath

200

The Autonomic Nervous System is divided into what 2 subdivisions?

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

300
What part of the ear keeps your balance, or equilibrium?
The Semicircular Canals
300
What is the outside of the nose made of?
Cartilage
300
What are the things on the tongue, that the taste buds are inside?
Papillae
300

What are the curved, raised areas of the brain called?

Gyrus

300
What is the limbic area?
Part of the brain that interprets smell
400
What is the liquid filled snail shell like organ called that filters sound to the ear?
The Cochlea
400
What are the nerves that transmit smells to the brain called?
The Olfactory Nerves
400
What are the tiny hairs on your taste buds called?
Microvilli
400

What area controls speech?

Broca's area

400

What are the 4 lobes of the brain?

Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital

500
What is the tube called that drips mucus from the middle ear called?
Eustacian Tube
500
What is the part of the brain that deals with smell called?
The Limbic Area
500
What is 80% of taste affected by?
Smell
500

What is the membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord?

Meninges

500

What ions are necessary for a nerve impulse to occur?

Potassium and Sodium

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