Skin/Touch
These glands secrete perspiration through ducts to pores
Sweat glands
This allows food to dissolve in the salivary glands
Saliva or fluid
True or False: We smell and taste our food at the same time
True
How does our sense of sight protect us?
Our eyes let us see dangerous things around us so we can avoid them
How many sections does the human ear have? Name them.
3- outer, middle, and inner ear.
What does the prefix 'hypo' mean?
Under, below, little, etc.
What are the five taste sensations?
Salty, bitter, sweet, sour, umami
What is the mucus, sticky, slimy liquid that’s made by the mucous membranes inside your nose?
Snot
All babies are colorblind when they are born. True or false?
Which part of the ear is the stirrup/stapes found in?
Middle ear
Keratin
The tongue is this type of structure
Muscular
What is the absence or loss of smell called?
Anosmia
What are the features that protect the eyes?
Eyebrows and eyelashes
Which parts of the ear are found in the outer part?
Pinna, auricle
What protects us from the sun's harmful rays and gives skin its color?
Melanin
Which part of the tongue is the most sensitive?
The tip
What are the tiny hairs that filter things trying to enter your nose called?
Cilia
What is the colored muscle around the pupil?
What receives sound waves through the auditory canal causing it to vibrate?
Eardrum
What is the oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands?
Sebum
The amount of taste buds located on the surface of the tongue
10,000
What part of the nose is responsible for the detection of odor molecules (smells)?
Olfactory receptors
What sends messages from the eye to the brain?
Optic nerve
What is the part of the inner ear that connects to the auditory nerve through a bone called? It’s shaped like a shell.
Cochlea