The ______ of the eye controls the amount of light reaching the eye by automatically adjusting the size of the ___________.
What is the iris ; pupil.
100
Name of a huge network of nerve endings and skin receptors in the skin that controls the sense of touch.
What is somatosensory system.
100
Amount of different scents the nose capable of smelling.
What is one trillion.
100
3 bones of the inner ear.
What is the stapes, malleus, and incus.
100
Small bumps on the tongue.
What is papillae.
200
The two main types of photoreceptors.
What are rods and cones.
200
Name two of the four receptors.
What is Mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, pain receptors, and/or proprioceptors.
200
_____ _____ transmit the info to the olfactory bulbs.
What is olfactory receptor neurons.
200
Name of the outer ear.
What is the pinna.
200
can be found on the roof of your mouth, in your cheeks and in the back of your mouth.
What is taste buds.
300
DAILY DOUBLE
The __________ uses converted electrical impulses to provide the brain with an image.
What is the Optic Nerve.
300
Perceives sensations such as pressure, vibrations, and texture.
What is mechanoreceptors.
300
A procedure in plastic surgery in which the structure of the nose is changed.
What is Rhinoplasty.
300
3 divisions of the ear.
What is the external, middle, and inner portions.
300
indicates a stomach problem or fever.
What is a yellow tongue.
400
A defect in the eye or lens that is caused by a deviation from the spherical curvature.
What is astigmatism.
400
perceives sensations related to the temperature of the object the skin feels.
What is thermoreceptors.
400
The nose is also considered the "guardian of your lungs” acting as a filter that retains tiny particles, and humidifies and warms the air you breathe to keep the
_____ ______ moist.
What is the bronchial tubes.
400
Shell shape structure in the inner ear.
What is the cochlea.
400
is the most sensitive of the tastes and perceived as unpleasant, sharp, or disagreeable.
What is bitterness.
500
Eye cancer that most commonly occurs in children.
What is Retinoblastoma
500
Three stimuli pain receptors can detect.
What is mechanical stimuli, thermal stimuli, and chemical stimuli.
500
DAILY TRIPLE
The part of the brain responsible for formation of memory.
What is the hippocampus.
500
phenomenon when the hearing impaired have heightened senses.