Sight
What part of your eye lets light in?
The Pupil
What part of the ear contains fluid?
The cochlea
What part of the tongue detects flavor?
The taste buds
What part of your nose does the smell reach first?
nostrils
What is the colorful part of the eye that controls the amount of light that is let in the eye?
The Iris
What are the names of the two parts of the outer ear?
The pinna and ear canal
What other sense besides taste do we use to to taste food?
The sense of smell
What is the space that a smell enters inside the nose called?
The nasal cavity
What part of the eye sends the electrical signals to the brain?
The optic nerve
Your senses detect information from the environment and then information is sent to the brain and your brain tells you how to ___________.
respond
What is the layer of skin called that we can see?
The epidermis
What else does your nose help you do other than smell?
Breathe
What part of the eye changes light into electrical signals? Hint: It is at the back of the eye.
The Retina
What connects your ear to your brain?
The auditory nerve
The locomotor system is made up of the muscular system and the ___________ system.
skeletal
What is the inside layer of skin called where nerve endings and blood vessels are located?
The dermis
Name two ways to protect your eyes.
Wear sunglasses, wear goggles when swimming, have a regular eye exam, don't read in the dark or low light
Name two ways to protect your ears.
Clean your ears with a cotton swab, cover your ears when you are near loud noise, dry your ears when you come out of the swimming pool
Name two parts of the nervous system.
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves
What are the five flavors we can taste?
What part of your nose detects different kinds of smells?
The olfactory epithelium (receptors)