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Our senses

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What are the five senses?

sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste

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What's the name of the hole in the centre of the iris where light enters the eye?

pupil

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What part of the eye helps to focus the light?

lens

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What part of the eye captures the light and produces an image?

retina

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What part of the eye controls the amount of light that enters the pupil?

iris

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What carries impulses to the brain from the retina?

optic nerve

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What part of the ear captures sound from the air as vibrations?

pinna

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What's the part of the ear between the pinna and the eardrum?

ear canal

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When the eardrum vibrates, what also starts to vibrate?

the three small bones

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When the three small bones vibrate inside the ear, what also starts to vibrate?

cochlea

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What part of the ear transforms vibrations to signals?

cochlea

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Which nerve links the cochlea and the brain?

auditory nerve

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What are the two holes in your nose called?

nostrils

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What's the name of the space inside your head, behind your nose?

nasal cavity

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What's inside the nasal cavity, to help you detect smells?

olfactory epithelium

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Which nerve sends information about smells to your brain?

olfactory nerve

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