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  • What four tastes can our taste buds recognize?
    bitter, sour, salty, sweet
  • What three parts of the eye protect it?
    Eyelashes, eye-brows, and eye-lids
  • Which part of the brain controls our emotions and our ability to talk, think, read and learn?
    Cerebrum
  • Why do hairs stand up when we are cold?
    To trap air to warm us up
  • What are sensory nerves?
    The nerves that tell the brain what is going on in the outside world.
  • What part of the brain controls our movement and balance?
    Cerebellum
  • Name two of the things our eyes tell us about
    Shape, size, color and distance
  • What are motor nerves?
    the nerves that the brain uses to tell the muscles to relax or contract
  • What parts of the inner ear help us to balance?
    Fluid and hairs
  • What part of the body produces sweat?
    Sweat glands
  • What part of the nervous system carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body?
    The spinal cord
  • What part of the body controls our thoughts, movements and memories by sending and receiving messages through the nerves?
    The Brain
  • Why does the pupil open and close/ change size?
    To control how much light passes.
  • Which two senses are the most closely related?
    Taste and smell
  • What is the transparent layer on the front of the eye?
    The cornea
  • Name all five senses
    seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling
  • What does the brainstem do?
    Controls our automatic functions like breathing, blood pressure, body temperature and sleep.
  • Name two of the things our skin tells us about
    Temperature, pressure and texture
  • What is the black opening at the front of the eye?
    The pupil
  • How many senses are there?
    Five senses
  • What are nerves made of?
    Neurons
  • What three parts make up the nervous system?
    Brain, spinal cord and nerves
  • Which part of the nose has little hairs that detect smells?
    Olfactory bulb