Eyes
The transparent covering in front of the iris and pupil.
What is the cornea?
The is the nerve that sends signals from the ear to the brain.
What is the auditory nerve?
These receptors are responsible for our ability to smell.
What are Olfactory receptors?
This is the number of taste buds people have.
What is 10,000?
This is the liquid between the lens and the retina inside the eye.
What is vitreous humor?
The opening in the middle of the eye.
What is the pupil?
The group of 3 bones inside the inner ear.
What are the ossicles?
The thin, moist lining inside the nose.
What is the mucus membrane?
This is the liquid secreted inside the mouth that helps us break down food and swallow food.
What is saliva?
The name for the nerve that sends signals from the eye to the brain.
What is the optic nerve?
The colored part of the eye which controls the size of the pupil to allow more light or less light inside.
What is the iris?
The tiniest and most delicate bone in the body.
What is the stirrup (stapes)?
These are the two holes inside your nose.
What are nostrils?
This is what produces saliva inside our mouth.
What are salivary glands?
The name for the tiny hairs inside the semicircular canals in the inner ear.
What are cilia?
It is located behind the pupil and light passes through it.
What is the lens?
This is where fluid is located inside the ear and helps control balance.
What are semicircular canals?
The space behind your nose that connects to the throat.
What is the nasal cavity?
This is the technical name for the tiny bumps on our tongue.
What are papillae?
This is the membrane that connects your tongue to the bottom of your mouth. It keeps us from swallowing our tongue.
What is the frenulum?
The white part of the eye.
What is the sclera?
Another name for the ear drum.
What is the tympanic membrane?
This is the wall between the nostrils and the nasal passages.
What is the septum?
This are the tiny hairs on our tongue that send messages to our brain about how things taste.
What are microvilli?
These are balls of tissue in the back of our tongue and nose that help fight infection.