The Mouth/Tongue
We have ___ types of teeth.
What is 4?
This part of the eye focuses light entering the eye.
The outer ear is made up of ____ parts.
What is 3?
Brain cells that transmit messages through the nervous system.
What are neurons?
There are ___ layers in the integumentary system.
What is 3?
What are the main flavors that the tongue senses?
What is bitter, sour, salty, sweet (and technically umami/savory).
Where light enters the eye; it dilates and contracts letting more or less light in.
What is the pupil?
The outer ear acts like a funnel that collects sound waves from the air and passes them through the parts of the ear. Name the parts of the outer ear.
What is the pinna, the ear canal, and the eardrum?
This lobe is responsible for decision making, our emotions, behavior, problem solving, planning, attention and focus.
What is the frontal lobe?
Name the top layer of the integumentary system.
What is the epidermis.
For most people, the tongue senses bitter flavors on which part of the tongue?
The back.
This contrils the size of the pupil, which controls how much light enters the eye.
What is the iris?
The middle ear amplifies sound to make it louder. Name the parts of the middle ear.
What is the hammer (malleus), the anvil (incus), and the stirrup (stapes)?
This lobe is responsible for processing auditory stimuli, including hearing and understanding language. It is also highly responsible for memory because the hippocampus is in this lobe.
What is the temporal lobe?
What is the function of sebum?
Sebum is an oily substance that helps moisturize/lubricate the skin and hair follicles.
Name the 4 types of teeth.
Incisiors, canines, premolars, molars
This causes the light to refract (bend).
What is the lens?
The inner ear is filled with fluid and a snail-shaped structure that transforms soundwaves into electrical signals and sends them to the brain via the auditory nerve. What is the name of this snail-shaped structure?
What is the cochlea?
This lobe is responsible for making sense of our surroundings, including understanding sensations (feels) such as touch, temperature, and pain. This lobe also helps us understand spelling and math.
What is the parietal lobe?
Why does acne occur?
Acne can occur for multiple reasons including:
1. excess sebum being produced, so oil builds up
2. bacteria building up in pores
3. Improper/lack of cleansing the skin
This book of the Bible describes the tongue as a fire, and discusses how despite being small in size, the tongue is a powerful, and potentially dangerous member of the body.
James (specifically James 3:5-12)
Give the correct order that light travels through the eye in order for us to see.
Cornea --> pupil --> iris --> lens --> retina --> optic nerve ---> brain
Explain why we have two ears.
1. Helps us hear better
2. Helps us determine the direction of sound.
The four main lobes combined are called the __________.
What is the cerebrum?
Give 3 functions of the integumentary system.
1. regulate body temperature
2. protect the body from the environment
3. gather information about the environment
4. product vitamin d
5. eliminate waste