Sight
Which part of the eye is the light sensitive tissue in the back of the eye that holds the cones and rods?
Retina
How many sensory cells are in the ear?
24,000
20 million
How many skin receptors are there throughout the body?
Around 4 million
How many muscles do you have throughout your body?
600
Two receptor cells impact our perception of sight. Name one.
Rods and cods
How does one communicate with someone who is deaf?
Through sign language! Do you know how to introduce yourself?
Where are two places where taste is interpreted?
Mouth and tongue
The feeling of touch is mainly experienced in three parts of the body. Name one.
Hands, feet, and skin.
Where is the lightest bone in our body?
Inside our ear (stapes - middle ear)
Which lobe of the brain interprets sight?
Parietal lobe
What are the three parts of the ear?
Outer, middle, inner
There are five basic tastes. Name two of them.
Bitter, sweet, salty, sour, umami
What do we have on our hands that is unique from other people?
Fingerprints
What are the blood vessels called that carry blood away from the heart?
The arteries
What muscles control the eye?
Ciliary muscles
What is the stirrup?
The smallest bone in the body
Your tongue has a large number of taste receptors. How many? Name a number in the range.
2,000 to 8,000
What is the largest organ in the body which also helps with touch?
Skin
What is the layer of skin that we see with the naked eye?
What is the function of the iris?
It adjusts the size of our pupil to control the amount of light entering the eye.
How does a person amplify sound to their ear?
Through a cupping hand motion to gather sound into the middle and inner ear
Why does cold food sometimes taste plain or bland?
Your taste is not as strong when your smell is impaired.
When you are blind, how does touch help you read words through Braille?
You touch pages with little bumps to read words
What is something our brain gets better at as we get older?
Emotional regulation, vocabulary, comprehension, conflict resolution