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special senses review Flashcards

1
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list 5 sense organs

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eyes, ears, nose, sensory receptors, taste buds

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2
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these allow us to respond to stimuli such as touch pressure, temperature, and pain. they are microscopic receptors are located at the tips of dendrites of sensory neurons.

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sensory receptors

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3
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when we experience a stimulus (taste or smell), the stimulus must be changed to a ____ signal or nerve impulse

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electrical

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4
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which type of sensory receptors detect temperature.

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thermoreceptors

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5
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which type of sensory receptors detect tissue damage or noxious stimuli

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nociceptors

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6
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these are the sense organs found in the eyes that allow us to see

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rods and cones. Photoreceptors

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7
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These are sense organs that detect chemicals, responsible for our senses of smell and taste

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Chemoreceptors

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8
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We tend to think of receptors for this sense being in the skin including hair follicles, but they are also found in the tongue throat and mucous membranes which special sense is it

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Touch receptors

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9
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What are free nerve endings, root hair plexus, Merkel discs, Meissner corpuscle‘s ,Pacinian corpuscles , and Ruffini corpuscles

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Touch sensory receptors in the skin

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10
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Compared to other senses ____ is very hard to isolate because the sensory information enters the nervous system from multiple parts of the body. Perhaps this helps to explain referred pain.

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Touch

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11
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When we are asked to put our hand in a bag with eyeballs and we put our hand in to feel peeled grapes, why do we react how we do?

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Perception

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12
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The outer layer of the eye that consist of tough fibrous tissue

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Sclera

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13
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The white of the eye

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Sclera

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14
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The cornea is part of the front surface of the

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Sclera

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15
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This part of the eye is transparent when healthy

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Cornea

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16
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This part of the eye gives us our eyecolor

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Iris

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17
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The mucus membrane of the eye, that lines the eyelids and covers the sclera in front when inflamed it becomes pink in cold pink eye

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Conjunctiva

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18
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The black center of the iris is really a

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Pupil/hole

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19
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Describe the shape of the iris

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Ring shaped or donut hole shaped

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20
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We called the black center of the iris the

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Pupil

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21
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When the straight fibers of the Iris contract, the pupils

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Dialate

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22
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When the straight fibers of the iris contract____ light rays are permitted

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More

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23
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When the circular fibers of the Iris contract, the pupils..

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constrict

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24
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When the circular fibers of the iris contract_____ light rays are permitted

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Fewer

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25
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The structure of the eye lies directly behind the pupil

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Lens

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26
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The lens of the eye is held in place by

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A ligament

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27
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As we grow older, we are more likely to become nearsighted or farsighted?

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Farsighted

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28
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As we age, we lose the ability to focus on close objects, because our lenses lose some of their

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Elasticity

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29
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The eye condition involving the fact that the lenses can no longer bulge enough to bring near objects into focus

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Presbyopia

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30
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The eye condition known as old sightedness

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Presbyopia

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31
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After a long time exposure, this may cause the lens to become hard, lose its transparency, and become milky an appearance

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Uv rays

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32
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What causes cataracts?

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UV light smoking and genetics

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33
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This condition may occur if one or both eyes tends to be progressive, and may result in blindness, it involves a lens being cloudy

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Cataracs

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34
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What is the treatment for cataracts?

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Surgery cataract surgery

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35
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The innermost layer of the eyeball

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Retina

36
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The layer were rods and cones can be found

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Retina

37
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Two types of microscopic photo receptor cells

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Rod/cones

38
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Where do rods and cones get their name?

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Their shape

39
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The microscopic photo receptor cells stimulated by dim light

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Rods

40
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The microscopic photo receptor cells stimulated by fairly bright light

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Cones

41
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The microscopic photoreceptor cells for night vision and sharpness

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Rods

42
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The microscopic photoreceptor cells for daytime vision and color

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Cones

43
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List the three colors that the three kinds of cones are sensitive to

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Red green and blue

44
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List the primary colors

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Red green and blue

45
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What is in the hollow inside the eyeball?

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Fluid

46
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What maintains the normal shape of the eyeball?

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Fluid

47
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What in the eyeball refracts the light rays

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Fluid

48
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When the lens of the eye becomes hard and clouded what condition with the person be suffering from

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Cataracs

49
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If drainage in the eyeball is blocked in the internal pressure within the eye increases what condition does the person have?

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Glaucoma

50
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What can glaucoma lead to?

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Blindness

51
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What causes the human Blindspot a.k.a. optic disc?

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Optic nerve lack of rods and cones

52
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The medical term for nearsightedness

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Myopia

53
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The medical term for farsightedness

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Hyperopia

54
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The medical term for blurred vision

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AStigmatism

55
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The part of the brain known as the visual cortex

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Occipital

56
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Which lobe of the brain processes stimulation from the ears

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Temporal

57
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Which lobe of the brain processes simulation from the skin

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Parietal

58
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Which part of the brain is involved with balance

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Cerebellum

59
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What can happen if two or more senses send differing data to the brain

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Motion sickness

60
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The receptors involved with hearing and equilibrium

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Mechoreceptors

61
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The three areas of the ear

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External middle and inner

62
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The medical term for the eardrum

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Tympanic membrane

63
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Glands in the ear that produce a waxy substance

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Ceremonious glands

64
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The medical term for the waxy substance produced by the ear

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Cérumen

65
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Cerumen build up damage to shorthairs of the auditory canal, and/or deterioration of the ossicles may all cause

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Hearing loss

66
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Which sense organ has hairs about 15,000 microscopic hair cells

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ears

67
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Medical term for the three ear bones of the middle ear

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Malleus, incus and stapes

68
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The medical term for the hammer ear bone

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Malleus

69
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The medical term for the anvil ear bone

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Incus

70
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The medical term for the stirrup ear bone

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Stapes

71
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The tube that connects the throat with the middle ear

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Eustachian tube
auditory tube

72
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The medical term for a middle ear infection

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Ottis media

73
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Which medical condition involves ringing in the ear

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Tinnitus

74
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Which medical condition involves a sense of spinning or moving around in space

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Vertigo

75
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How can a sore throat become a middle ear infection?

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Eustachian tube

76
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Parts of the odd shaped bone of the inner ear

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Vestibule, cochlea, semi circular canals

77
Q

A treatment for some forms of nerve deafness

A

Implants

78
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Sense organs of taste

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Tastebuds

79
Q

Why do we often utilize music and massage therapy?

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Stimulates relaxation

80
Q

On what structures of the tongue are tastebuds found

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Papilla

81
Q

List the four sensations of taste

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Sour, sweet, salty, and bitter

82
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The sense of taste is highly associated with the sense of

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Smell

83
Q

The sense of smell is highly associated with our_____ due to the sharing of the same pathways

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Memory

84
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Which of the five special senses do we rely on the most?

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Sight

85
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How can the sense of smell see if our life

A

Rotten foods

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