Nervous System
What are the three main parts that make up the nervous system?
Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
What are the five senses?
smell, touch, sight, hearing, and taste
What type of nerves are found in the eye?
Optical nerves
What type of nerves are found in the nose?
Olfactory nerves
The ear is divided into three parts, what are they?
Outer ear, middle ear, inner ear?
Nuerons transmit information through...?
Electrical impulses
The tiny bumps on our tongue are called____.
taste buds
What are the six parts of the eye?
lens, cornea, iris, pupil, retina, optic nerve
Smells are made up of what?
Liquids and gases in the air
What are the five main organs of the ear that allow us to hear?
Ear canal, ear drum, ossicles, cochlea, auditory nerves
Which part of the brain controls involuntary movement?
The brainstem
What are the five basic tastes?
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami
Which part of the eye is connected to the optic nerve and transmits images to our brain?
The retina
The two holes on our nose are called_____.
Nostrils
What is the shape of the outer ear called?
Helix
The long extension of a neuron that transmits nerve impulses is called ....?
A synapse
The gustatory and olfactory nerves are linked to which two senses?
taste and smell
Which part of the eye focuses the light that comes through the pupil?
The lens
The nose is made of flexible material called_____.
Cartilage
Which part of the ear contains the nerves for hearing?
The cochlea
Define dendrites
Star shaped parts of a nerve cell that send and receive information from other cells
auditory nerve, optical nerve, sensory nerves, olfactory nerves
What is the function of the iris?
Controls how much light enters the eye by opening or closing the pupil and gives the eye its color
What is the process of smells passing through our nose?
What does the auditory nerve do?
Transmits auditory impulses to our brain so we can interpret sounds