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100

What is the function of the eardrum?

transmit soundwaves to the inner ear

100
What are the two holes that smells flow through called?
The Nostrils.
100

What are the five parts flavor parts of the tongue?

Sweet, Salty, Sour, and Bitter, Umami

100
What is a constant roaring or ringing in the ears called?
Tinnitus
100
What is the definition of the cochlea?
Liquid filled tube that keeps balance
200

What are the three bones of the middle ear?

hammer, anvil, and stirrup

200

Where do the smells get picked up inside the nasal cavity?

The olfactory receptor cells

200

What are the tiny bumps on your tongue that are inside the papillae called?

Taste Buds

200

What is moderate to severe burning of the mouth that may last for months or years?

Burning Mouth Syndrome

200

What controls the size of the pupil to let in light?

iris

300
What part of the ear keeps your balance, or equilibrium?
The Semicircular Canals
300

What is the outside of the nose made of?

Cartilage

300

What are the things on the tongue, that the taste buds are inside?

Papillae

300

What is inflammation of the mucus membranes in the nasal passages?

Rhinitis

300

Which sensory cell is in control of color vision?

cones

400
What is the liquid filled snail shell like organ called that filters sound to the ear?
The Cochlea
400

What are the nerves that transmit smells to the brain called?

The Olfactory Nerves

400

What are the small openings in the top of the tastebuds through which the gustatory hairs project?

taste pore

400

What is a large shift in the position of the septum away from the center?

deviated septum

400

What part of the brain interprets information for the optic nerve?

occipital lobe.

500
What is the tube called that drips mucus from the middle ear called?
Eustacian Tube
500

What are tiny airborne particles from food that trigger the sense of smell?

odor molecules

500
What is 80% of taste affected by?
Smell
500

What is difficulty seeing at night?

night blindness

500

Which part of the brain interprets taste?

Gustatory Cortex