Taste
Touch
Sense
Sight
Sound
100
The four well-known receptors of TASTE detect..
sweet, salty, sour, and bitter
100
Touch is the weakest of the five senses. TRUE or FALSE
False, taste is.
100
What is the purpose of mucus in your nose?
traps dust
100
What is the inability to see?
blindness
100
Name the 3 divisions of the human ear.
The human ear consists of outer, middle, and inner parts.
200
Taste becomes stronger with age. TRUE or FALSE
False, it weakens and you lose 1,000 taste buds from childhood to adulthood
200
What pigment protects the skin from the sun's harmful rays and also gives skin its color?
Melanin
200
Our ability to perceive odors _______ as the day wears on.
increases
200
What is the name of the colored muscle around the pupil?
Iris
200
What receives sound waves through the auditory canal which transfers the vibrations to the rest of the ear?
Eardrum
300
A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with _____.
Saliva
300
The very top layer of the skin you can see is called the ___________.
Epidermis
300
The tiny little hairs that filter all kinds of things trying to enter your nose are called _______.
Cilia
300
Because the eye is such an important and complex part of our body, we have many features which protect the eye. They are..?
The Eyebrow and Eyelashes
300
What is snail-shaped structure that connects to the auditory nerve called?
Cochlea
400
Older people tend to over salt their food in order for it to have more flavor. Why is this a bad idea?
increased salt can lead to or aggravate high blood pressure
400
Your sense of touch originates in the bottom layer of your skin called the ____.
dermis
400
Why is pain an important sensation?
alerts body to danger
400
Which receptor cells of the eye are not functional in a new born baby?
cones
400
Name the 3 bones of the ear.
hammer, anvil, stirrup
500
Explain why the taste of food is effected when a person has a cold.
The lack of the sense of smell makes the food have a less intense flavor.
500
Name the 4 main types of receptors in your skin.
pressure, pain, hot, cold
500
Why is taste reliant on smell?
Specialized "aroma" nerves in the nose are necessary to identify tastes more subtle than sweet, sour, bitter and salty
500
If a person is farsighted, what type of lens is needed to correct his/her vision?
convex lens
500
Why is the outer ear shaped like a funnel?
to focus sound waves toward the ear canal
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