vision
What sense organ do we use for sight?
Eyes
What sense organ do we use for hearing?
The ears
What sense organ do we use for smell?
mucous membrane
What sense organ do we use for taste?
the tounge
What sense organ do we use for touch?
the skin
The ______ is a muscle with an opening in the middle. It changes size to control the amount of light that enters the eye.
the iris
What are the three parts of the ear?
The outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear
How do we interpret information we receive?
As smell
What are the four main taste?
salty, sweet, sour, bitter
Which area of the body is very sensitive?
The fingertips
The ______ is the opening in the middle of the iris.
the pupil
What is located in the middle ear?
The eardrum and three small bones.
Which part of the nose sends information to the brain?
The mucous membrane sends signals to the brain.
What part of the tounge send signals to the brain?
the taste buds
What are two different ways we interpret touch?
Heat, cold, pressure, texture, pain, etc
What part of our face protects the eyes?
The eyebrows, eyelids, and eyelashes protect our eyes.
What part of the ear is the cochlea located in?
the inner ear
Via what body part does the mucous membrane send information to the brain?
the olfactory nerve
Via what body part do the taste buds send signals to the brain?
gustatory nerve
What part of the skin sends signals to our brain?
The nerve endings
Which part of the eye sends signals to the brain? And through what part of the body?
The retina and through the optic nerve.
Which part of the ears sends signals to the brain? And through what part of the body?
the cochlea through the auditory nerve