5 senses Flashcards
What is the path light takes through the eye?
Cornea- aqueous humor- pupil- lens- retina- optic nerve- brain
What are the causes someone might have hyperopia?
- Short eyeball
- lens not curved enough
What are the cuases someone might have myopia?
- Long eyeball
- lens too thick
What is the correction for hyperopia?
Converging lens
What is the correction for myopia?
Diverging or concave lens
When you walk out of a bright room into a dark room what happens and why?
Your iris will contract causing your pupil to be more exposed. This is done to let the most light possible into your eye.
What happens to our lens when looking at something up close? Similarly what happens when we are focusing on something far way?
When looking up close, our lens gets rounder.
When looking far way, our lens lenghtens and flattens.
What is the path sound takes through our ear?
Auditory canal- ear drum- osicles- colea- auditory nerve- brain
What type of wave creats sound?
Mechanical wave
What type of wave creates light?
Electromagnetic wave
The wavelenght of a wave determines what in sound?
The pitch
The amplitude of a wave determines what in sound?
The intensity/ loudness
What 4 stimuli can our skin detect?
-Pain
-Pressure
-Temperature
-Texture
What is the path a stimuli takes through the body in relation to touch?
Stimuli- skin- touch receptors- sensory nerve- brain
What is the word used when talking about the sense of smell?
Olfactory
