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  • What do you call the tiny bumps on our tongue?
    The Papilae
  • What do the nerves in our skin detect?
    Sensations
  • Chemicals in the air come into contact with what in our nostrils?
    Nerve Receptors
  • Information travels through the optical nerve to what?
    The brain
  • Sound Waves vibrate what?
    The eardrum
  • Name the six main parts of the ear?
    Auditory Canal - Eardrum - Three Small bones - Cochlea - Auditory Nerve - Semicircular Canals
  • Which muscle controls the size of the pupil?
    The Iris
  • In addition to the eardrum what else vibrates in the middle ear?
    The three small bones
  • Which part of the eye focuses the light entering the eye?
    The Lens
  • Give three examples of sensations detected by our skin?
    Temperature - Pain - Texture
  • The cochlea transforms sound vibrations into what?
    Electrical Signals
  • What kind of cells are found in our taste buds?
    Receptor Cells
  • Receptor cells in our taste buds detect five different tastes. What are they?
    Bitter - Sour - Salty - Sweet - Umami
  • What are the three parts of the ear?
    Outer Ear - Middle Ear - Inner Ear
  • What in the retina sends information to the optical nerve?
    Nerve Receptors
  • What are found inside our papilae?
    Taste Buds
  • Sound waves enter the ear through the what?
    Auditory Canal
  • What in the innner ear helps to maintain our balance?
    The Semicircular Canals
  • What sends electrical signals to the brain?
    The Auditory Nerve
  • What are the five senses?
    Sight - Hearing - Smell - Taste - Touch
  • What senses are used to detect flavours?
    Smell and Taste.
  • Electrical Signals are sent from the Auditory nerve to what?
    The Brain
  • What transforms the sound vibrations into electrical signals?
    Cochlea
  • Images are projected onto what at the back of the eye?
    The Retina
  • Air enters our nose through what?
    The Nostrils
  • Nerve Receptors send information to what?
    The Optical Nerve
  • Our sense of smell detects what in the air?
    Chemicals
  • The Olfactory nerve sends information from our nose to what?
    The Brain
  • The Dermis contains what?
    Nerves and Blood Vessels
  • Nerve receptors send inforation along what to our brain?
    The Olfactory Nerve
  • What enters the Auditory Canal?
    Sound Waves
  • Nerves in our skin send signals to where?
    The Brain
  • Light enters our eyes through what two parts of the eye?
    The Cornea - The Pupil
  • What is the name of the middle layer of skin?
    The Dermis
  • Name the outer parts of the eye that protect the eye?
    Eyelashes - Eyelids - Eyebrows
  • How many senses are there?
    There are Five Senses
  • Name the main parts of the eye?
    Cornea - Iris - Pupil - Lens - Retina - Optical Nerve
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