Taste
Smell
Vision
Hearing
Touch
100
How many taste cells are found on a taste bud?
50 - 100 taste cells
100
What is the function of smell?
to detect and perceive the chemicals that are floating in the air
100
What is the blind spot?
The blind spot is where the retina is insensitive to light.
100
What is the pinna?
The pinna is the external part of the ear.
100
What layer of skin does touch originate?
the dermis
200
What are the four basic categories for taste?
salty, sour, sweet, and bitter
200
What is bromhidrosis?
Bromhidrosis is body odor.
200
What is a cataract?
A cataract is a closing of the normally clear lens of the eye.
200
What is another name for the ear drum?
Tympanic
200
Where is the least sensitive area on the body?
the middle of the back
300
What are the three different types of papillae?
fungiform, foliate, and circumvallate
300
What causes bromhidrosis?
Bromhidrosis is caused by bacteria growing on the body.
300
How is color blindness inherited?
Color blindness is inherited on the X chromosome.
300
What other function does the ear have besides the ability to hear?
balance
300
What "system" is responsible for sense of touch?
the somatic sensory system
400
What are three factors (aside from the basic categories of taste) that contribute to the food-tasting experience?
texture, temperature, and pain sensitivity
400
What is the purpose of basal cells found in the olfactory epithelium?
They divide regularly and produce a fresh crop of sensory neurons to replace those that die.
400
What system works with the eye to recognize the object being viewed?
The nervous system
400
What are the 'anatomical' names for the three smallest bones that are commonly called the hammer, anvil, and the stirrup?
Malleus, incus, and stapes
400
What are 3 different types of pain stimuli?
mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, and visceral
500
What are the 3 cranial nerves that are used to taste things?
Facial (VII), Glossopharyngeal (IX), and Vagus (X)
500
How can one kind of cell enable us to discriminate among so many different odors?
The mammalian genome contains a family of about 1000 related but seperate genes encoding different odor receptors.
500
How many different muscles does the iris have?
2 muscles
500
The malleus, incus, and stapes together are called...?
ossicles
500
What are the different types of touch?
intimate, healing/therapeutic, exploratory/inquisitive, and aggressive/painful
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