Eyes
What part of our brains processes vision (creates the images of what we see)?
The occipital lobe or the back of the brain.
What happened to our sense of taste when we ate miracle berries? Bonus points (daily double) can you explain how it happened?
Things that were sour tasted sweet!
It happened because the sour receptors in our tongue had special stuff on it that made sour particles activate the sweet receptors.
Is cancer is more common in young people or older people?
Older!
What do our lungs take out of the air when we breathe? What do our lungs release into the air? Bonus points (daily double): When plants “breathe” what do they take in and what do they release?
They take out oxygen, the put carbon dioxide into the air. Plants take in carbon dioxide and put out oxygen.
Which organ in our body is responsible for producing insulin? Bonus points (daily double) what is the main function of insulin?
Pancreas, lets glucose into muscle cells from the blood
The Sclera, Cornea and Ciliary body are all parts of the eye. Can you name another part of the eye?
The lens, the pupil, the iris, the retina, the optic nerve, anything you can think of!
Sounds waves with a higher frequency have a high pitch (squeaky) or low pitch (deep)?
High pitch!
Name two way we can reduce our chances of developing cancer.
Don't smoke, wear sunscreen, eat healthily, many more!
Asthma affects the tubes leading to and inside our lungs called bronchi and bronchioles. During an asthma attack do these tubes get narrower and wider? How does this affect how we breathe?
They get narrower and that makes it harder to breathe
There are primarily two types of diabetes - type I and type II. People with which type of diabetes do not produce enough insulin?
Type 1 (this can occur in late-stage Type II as well though!)
What is something you’d have trouble doing with only one eye instead of two? Hint - remember what happened when you tried touching two pencils together with one eye closed.
Depth perception!
After a sound waves hits our ear drum it needs to be transmitted through a series of bones in our inner ear. How many bones are in our inner ear. Bonus points (daily double) can you name any of them?
3 bones!
Malleus, incus, stapes
(Hammer, anvil, stirrup)
What is the primary role of our heart?
To pump blood throughout the body, giving it nutrients and clearing waste products.
Name one thing that can trigger an asthma attack.
Allergens (pollen, dustmites, animal dander), smoke and pollutants, strong odors, etc.
There are primarily two types of diabetes - type I and type II. People with which type of diabetes make insulin but their bodies do not use it properly?
Type II Diabetes
What is the disease/condition where you have really cloudy vision?
Cataracts
What do we have on the cells of our tongues that help us taste things?
Receptors!
Do cancer cells grow faster or slower than non-cancer cells?
FASTER
Name three health effects of smoking.
1) Increased risk for cancer
2) Lung disease
3) Heart attack and stroke
4) Bad breath, yellow teeth
5) Systemic effects (cataracts, ulcers, arthritis, broken bones)
What does the thyroid send into the blood?
Hormones
If someone is NEAR sighted, would you say their eye length to their retina is too LONG or too SHORT?
It's too long!
If a sound is really loud, you would say that the sound wave has a high _____ .
Amplitude
What is the primary role of our red blood cells?
To deliver oxygen to the body
List two different types of cancer that smoking increases your risk for.
Mouth, throat, lungs, bladder, liver, stomach, colon, at least one type of leukemia
What is the thyroid shaped like?
A butterfly