Sight
What body part does sight work one?
The Eyes
What body part does touch work on?
The skin
What body parts does taste work on?
The tongue and mouth
What body part does sound work with?
The ear
What body part does smell work on?
The nose
What part of the eye contains the rods and cones?
Retina
What type of receptor deals with the sense of touch?
Mechanoreceptors
What are the 5 main types of taste?
sour, sweet, salty, bitter, umami
What are the 3 parts of the ear
hammer, anvil, stirrup
What type of receptors do the nose use?
Olfactory Receptors
What nerve sends what we are seeing to the brain for processes?
Optic Nerve
where do you feel light pressure?
the skin
What type of tissue is the tongue made of?
Almost 100% Muscle tissue
What are the 2 important structures in the auditory canal?
wax gland and ear hair
How many chambers is the nose divided into?
2
What is the function of the cones?
Allows us to see color
where do you feel hard pressure?
the bones
What are the 3 types of papillae called?
Fungiform papillae, Vallate Papillae, Foliate papillae
what happens to the ear drum when the sound wave hits it?
It vibrates.
when does the sense of small work best?
when the nasal membranes are moist.
Function of the rods?
Low light vision (night vision)
what are the 2 different types of pain?
sharp pain and blunt throbbing pain
where do the gustatory epithelial cells send their impulses?
the glossopharyngeal nerve
what is in the inner ear?
Vestibule, Cochlea, Semicircular canals
what cells do the chemical components of smell touch, and what are they connected to?
The mitral cells and they are connected to the olfactory tracts