The Nervous System (Brain and Nerves)
What's another name for a nerve cell?
Name the three parts of the ear?
external/outer, middle and inner
What is the main role of the skin?
To protect inside of your body, organs.
Who has more taste buds?
Kids
The eyes see what?
Lights or light rays
To send and receive messages or electrical signals in the body.
What is the main job of the external ear?
To funnel sound to ear and through the auditory canal or canal.
The skin has three layers, the dermis, the epidermis and_________________?
Hydrodermis
What helps dissolve food in the mouth?
Saliva or spit
Which part of the eye is colored?
The Iris
The three parts of the brain are cerebrum, cerebellum and__________________?
The brainstem.
What is the smallest bone in the middle ear called?
Stapes
Which layer of skin includes hair bulbs, veins, arteries, sweat glands?
The Epidermis
The tongue is responsible for chewing/eating, speaking, speaking and __________________.
Tasting
Which part of the eye that is curved and bends the lights upside down on the retina?
The Lens
What in the brain impacts a person's intelligence?
The number of interconnection or neuron connections a person has.
What is the purpose of the semicircular canals in your inner ear? (hint: the loops)
To help control your balance
What chemical in your epithelial (skin) cells are largely responsible for the color of your skin? Bonus: People who don't have melanin are called what?
melanin
Bonus: Albinos
What are the primary purposes of the nose?
Smell
Breathing
Which part of the eye is responsible for changing the light into electrical signals?
The retina
Name all four lobes. Bonus: What Lobe helps you process visual information or seeing. (extra piece of candy of your choice)
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal
Bonus: Occipital Lobe
Which part of the inner ear takes sound waves and turns them into electrical signals and send to the brain.
The Cochlea
What two body parts have the roughest skin and what do we call that skin?
hands and feet and friction skin
What is another name for nose cells?
Olfactory cells or receptors
Explain why people are nearsighted?
The light that enters the eye lands or is focused in front of the retina or it doesn't reach the retina.