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The Senses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sense organs that detects sound | Ears |
| Sense organs that detects light | Eyes |
| Skin detects this stimulus | Touch |
| Sense organ that detects smell | Nose |
| Tongue detects this stimulus | Taste |
| Anything in our surroundings that cause us to take a response | Stimulus |
| The action we take is called the | Response |
| Type of nerve that carries impulse from the sense organs to the brain | Sensory nerve |
| Type of nerve that carries an impulse from the brain to the muscles | Motor nerves |
| Another name for a nerve cell | Neuron |
| Messages in the nervous system are carried in the form an | electrical impulse |
| Focuses light on the retina | Lens |
| Controls the amount of light entering the eye | Iris |
| Coloured part of the eye | Iris |
| Lets light enter the eye | Pupil |
| Transparent membrane at the front of the eye that lets light enter the eye | Cornea |
| Part of the eye the changes the shape of the lens | Ciliary muscle |
| Carries message from the eye to the brain | Optic nerve |