most visible part of the outer ear and what most people are referring to when they use the word “ear.”
What is the pinna?
100
Somatic sensory system
What “system” is responsible for sense of touch?
100
-Salty
-Sour
-Bitter
-Sweet
What is the four basic categories of taste?
200
are capable of mitotic cell division to form olfactory receptor neurons when functionally mature
What is the purpose of basal cells found in the olfactory epithelium?
200
Cloudiness in the eye
What is a cataract?
200
It vibrates when sound waves enter the ear canal
What does the ear drum do?
200
Intimate = handshake, hug, kiss
Healing = massage, acupuncture
What are the different types of touch?
200
Texture, Temperature, Pain, Sensitivity
What is three other factors that contribute to the food-tasting experience.
300
No more than 40% of these are functional in humans — the rest are pseudogenes — which may help to explain why dogs are better at detecting odors than we are.)
What is a possible explanation as to why dogs are better at detecting odors than humans?
300
Cones are required for bright lighting and are cones shaped. Rods are required to see dim light and are rod shaped