The Senses Flashcards

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1
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TRUE OR FALSE: the arm has inter neuron unlike the leg.

A

True.

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2
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What’s the first layer of the eye?

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The sclera (white).

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3
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What’s the second layer of the eye?

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The choroid.

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4
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Whats the last layer of the eyes?

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The retina (transparent).

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5
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Whats at the tip of the eye?

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The cornea (sensitive).

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6
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What’s under the cornea?

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The iris.

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What’s under the iris?

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The lens.

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8
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What’s under the lens?

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Pupil.

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9
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What’s moving the eye?

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The muscles in it.

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10
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How many muscles are in the eye?

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Four.

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11
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What’s at the very end of the eye?

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The optic nerves.

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12
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What are the small lines on the eyes?

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The muscles.

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13
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The eyes are filled with..?

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Transparent liquid.

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14
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Why are eyes filled with a transparent liquid?

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To maintain the shape of the eyeball.

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15
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What are the main purpose for muscles?

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Controls the pupils when light enters.

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16
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List all photoreceptors.

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  1. Rod cells.
  2. Con cells.
17
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What’s the rod cells responsible of?

A

Receiving black & white.

18
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What’s the con cells responsible of?

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Receiving colors.

19
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What does the ear contributes?

A

Hearing & balancing.

20
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Define hair cells.

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Specialized cells in the inner ear that contain mechanoreceptors that detect vibrations.

21
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List all three ossicles (bones in ears).

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  1. Malleus.
  2. Incus.
  3. Stapes.
22
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What’s the shape of the ear window?

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An oval shaped window.

23
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What’s the function of the pinna?

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Collects soundwaves and fumble it into the auditory canal.

24
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What’s the function of the audiotory canal?

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Vibrate the sound waves to the eardrums.

25
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What’s the function of the ossicles bones?

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Amplify the soundwaves and send it to the cochlea.

26
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What’s the function of the cochlea?

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It fluid gets vibrated causing hair cells (cillia) to bend.

27
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What’s the function of the hair cells?

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Carry the impulses of the amplified soundwaves to the brain to get perceived as sounds.

28
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List all the taste senses.

A
  1. Sour.
  2. Salty.
  3. Bitter.
  4. Sweet.
  5. Savory.
29
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TRUE OR FALSE: the smell and taste signals are closely related.

A

True.

30
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TRUE OR FALSE: both taste and smell senses have chemical receptors.

A

True.