Senses/Observations

Question 1

What are the 2 types of sight receptors?

Answer 1

rods, cones

Question 2

Rods are more _____ - monochromatic and used at night

Answer 2

sensitive

Question 3

Cones sense ____, and are packed in the center of the visual field for best clarity

Answer 3

colors

red/green/blue detectors

Question 4

Hearing
Pressure waves funnel into your ear, vibrate the eardrum and 3 small bones, and are transferred to the _____. This vibrates in different parts depending on the frequency and the information is sent to the brain. Loud noises can damage the sensory cells here.

Answer 4

cochlea

Question 5

Feeling/Touch
Like taste and vision, there are only 4 touch sensations or receptor cells.
Name the 4.
Touch receptors are not evenly placed on the body – there are more in your fingers, less on your elbow.

Answer 5

pain/pressure/hot/cold

Question 6

Is the “oldest” sense; is more directly wired into the brain than others.

Answer 6

smelling