The Senses
Stimulus and Response
Nervous Responses
Science through the year
Ms Wratten
100
True or false: Humans have five senses.
False.
100
What comes first?
Stimulus
100
What are the two types of response?
Parasympathetic and sympathetic
100
What sort of ions do acids have an excess of?
H+ or hydrogen ions
100
What is Ms Wratten's first name?
Emma
200
State two sensations our skin can sense?
Pain, pressure, texture or vibration
200
If the stimulus is the skin temperature increasing, what is the body's response?
Sweating
200
What response is most likely during session 3 of the school day?
Parasympathetic
200
What is at the bottom of a food chain?
The producers or autotrophs
200
Is Ms Wratten a specialist in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science or Physics?
Biology
300
Do nose hairs have anything to do with sense?
No.
300
If the response is a hunger hormone has been released, what was the stimulus?
An empty stomach
300
Which response will occur if you are in a car that brakes very suddenly?
Sympathetic
300
What is the chemical name for salt?
Sodium chloride
300
Where was Ms Wratten born?
Townsville
400
What is the type of implant that helps someone is deaf?
Cochlear implant
400
The purpose of a response is to return the body to what internal level?
Homeostasis
400
Which response results in the dilation of blood vessels?
Sympathetic
400
What is the outside of the ear called?
The pinna
400
What did Ms Wratten have for dinner before her netball game on Tuesday night?
Tacos
500
What is the name of the pain receptors on our skin?
Nociceptors
500
Draw a stimulus and response flow diagram for: Someone turning on a bright light while you are trying to sleep.
Various responses accepted.
500
In the sympathetic response, what happens to the eyes, the airways and the stomach?
Eyes - pupils dilate Airways - airways dilate Stomach - digestion inhibited
500
What is it called when two tectonic plate boundaries are moving away from each other?
Divergent boundaries
500
Why is Ms Wratten not a Miss or Mrs?
Because women shouldn't have to be identified by their marital status.
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