Makes up approximately 2/3 of the volume of the eye. Made mostly of water.
What is the vitreous cavity?
100
The colored area of the eye surrounding the pupil.
What is the iris?
100
Funnels and amplifies sound into the ear canal.
What is the pinna?
100
Area of the tongue that best tastes potato chips.
What is the tip of the tongue?
200
The clear tissue layer at the front of the eyes through which light enters into the eye that helps in focusing the light on to the retina.
What is the cornea?
200
A ring of muscles in the central part of the eye that helps regulate the amount of light entering the eye by controlling the size of the pupil.
What is the iris?
200
Hangs off the back of the eyeball. Was able to be seen more in some specimens than others.
What is the optic nerve?
200
A thin, cone-shaped piece of skin that is positioned between the ear canal and the middle ear that carries sound vibrations into the middle ear.
What is the eardrum?
200
Area of the nose that detects smells to be interpreted by the brain.
What is the olfactory bulb?
300
An opening in the center of the iris that light passes through to hit the eye lens whose size is controlled by the iris.
What is the pupil?
300
Is located directly behind the pupil. It helps in focusing the light on the retina and is capable of changing its shape so that we can see objects both far and near to us.
What is the lens?
300
The brown-gray matter on the back half of the eyeball covering the chorid.
What is the retina?
300
Located between the eardrum and the inner ear.
Its job is to transmit sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear through a chain of tiny bones that vibrate.
What is the middle ear?
300
Area of the tongue that detects the bitter taste of cough syrup.
What is the back of the tongue?
400
Known as the “blind spot” in the eye, because it has no sight receptors.
What is the optic disk?
400
Membrane responsible for converting the light entering the eye into electrical impulses to be sent to the brain via the optic nerve.
What is the retina?
400
The plastic - like layer that covered the pupil.
What is the cornea?
400
Plays an important role in the human ear canal, assisting in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides some protection from bacteria, fungi, and insects.
What is ear wax?
400
Area of the tongue that the taste of milk chocolate is best detected at.
What is the middle of the tongue?
500
Absorbs excess light that enters the eye and enhances our reading vision and near vision.
What is the macula?
500
Aid in color vision and bright light.
What are cones?
500
The area of the eyeball that appeared blue/turquoise and shiny.
What is the chorid?
500
Connects the nasopharynx to the ear.
Keeps pressure equalized in the ear (ear popping) and drains mucus from the middle ear.
What is the eustachian tube?
500
Lemon candy would affect this part of the tongue the most.