Sight
What part of your eye lets light in?
The Pupil
What part of the ear contains fluid?
The cochlea
What part of the tongue detects flavor?
The taste buds
What part of your nose does the smell reach first?
nostrils
What is difficulty in focusing on far away objects called?
Myopia or Nearsightedness
What connected the ear to the sinus system?
The Eustachian canal
What other sense besides taste do we use to to taste food?
The sense of smell
What is the open space that a smell enters inside the nose called?
The nasal cavity
What part of the eye sends the electrical signals to the brain?
The optic nerve
What is the ability to sense where your extremities are located without looking called?
Proprioception
What is the layer of skin called that we can see?
The epidermis
What else does your nose help you do other than smell?
Breathe
What senses color in the light waves?
The Cones
What connects your ear to your brain?
The auditory nerve
Name the three layers of the skin
Dermis, Epidermis, Hypodermis
Name two types of receptors within the touch and taste systems
Mechanoreceptors, chemoreceptros, thermoreceptors
Name two ways to protect your eyes.
Wear sunglasses, wear goggles when swimming, have a regular eye exam, don't read in the dark or low light
Name two ways to protect your ears.
Clean your ears with a cotton swab, cover your ears when you are near loud noise, dry your ears when you come out of the swimming pool
Name two parts of the nervous system.
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves
What are the five flavors we can taste?
How do you treat a bloody nose?
Pinch and lean forward!