Concepts and processes
Name it (1)
Vocabulary (1)
Name it (2)
Vocabulary (2)
100
The iris is responsible for?
Controlling the amount of light let in to the eye
100
Number 2
What is the lens?
100
Sensory receptors responsible for smell
What are olfactory cells?
100
Number 1
What is the nasal cavity?
100
Sensory receptors within taste buds
What are gustatory cells?
200
Function of semicircular canals
Three tiny, fluid-filled tubes in your inner ear that help you keep your balance and equilibrium
200
Number 10
What is the retina?
200
Sensory cells in the retina that are activated in dim light
What are rods?
200
Number 7
What is the olfactory receptor cell?
200
Tiny bumps on the tongue that house taste buds
What are papillae?
300
Proprioception is responsible for (provide an example too)
a sensory receptor which receives stimuli from within the body, especially one that responds to position and movement (ex. knowing that your hand is further away from your body compared to your shoulder)
300
Number 3
What is the olfactory nerve?
300
A cranial nerve that sends impulses to the olfactory cortex of the brain
What is the olfactory nerve?
300
Number 6
What is the cornea?
300
Transmitter of visual sensory signals to the occipital lobe of the brain
What is the optic nerve?
400
A tiny bone in the middle ear that transmits sound from the tympanic membrane to the anvil
What is the hammer?
400
Number 8
What are olfactory hairs?
400
Found in the middle ear, ______ comprised of the hammer, anvil, and stirrup--the body's smallest bones
What are ossicles?
400
Number 13
What is the optic nerve?
400
Sensory cells in the retina that are sensitive to bright light and provide color vision
What are cones?
500
Number 7 *DOUBLE POINTS*
What is the vestibulocochlear nerve?
500
Number 12
What is the Eustachian tube?
500
A membrane-covered opening, the _____ connects the middle ear to the inner ear.
What is the oval window?
500
Number 16
What is the tympanic membrane?
500
A spiral shaped ridge of epithelial in the cochlear duct lined with hair cells that serve as hearing receptors
What is the organ of Corti?